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Desde hace un año más de 100 mil personas continúan sin acceso al agua potable en la región panameña de Azuero

Desde hace un año más de 100 mil personas que habitan en la región de Azuero, en donde se ubican las provincias de Herrera y Los Santos, enfrentan una crisis hídrica por la contaminación del río La Villa, su principal fuente de abastecimiento de agua potable.
Una encuesta a 381 moradores de la región evidenció que el 85% atribuye esta situación a la existencia de granjas porcinas y vertederos.
El impacto en la comunidad incluye la actual escasez del líquido y la desconfianza sobre su calidad, amén de lo que llaman falta de accionar de las autoridades gubernamentales.
Al respecto, el presidente José Raúl Mulino dijo que la escasez del líquido es un “problema estructural que no se va a resolver de hoy para mañana, va a tomar tiempo”.
El mandatario descartó las constantes manifestaciones de las comunidades por la falta del servicio, al señalar que “producto de manifestaciones y malquereres no es que el agua va a llegar. Pueden hacer 100 manifestaciones más, y se los digo con toda honestidad, no va a ver agua”.

La presión sobre el río, de acuerdo al estudio “Crisis hídrica en Azuero: contaminación del río La Villa y necesidad de educación ambiental”, no respondió a un único foco, ya que esta se combinó con la expansión de las actividades agrícolas y ganaderas intensivas, el uso de agroquímicos, el crecimiento urbano cerca de las fuentes fluviales y la descarga de aguas residuales domésticas sin tratamiento.
El deterioro se agravó porque el río La Villa abastece el consumo humano, sirve para el riego agrícola, la ganadería, pesca y actividades de recreación de las comunidades cercanas a su cuenca.
La investigación, realizada por investigadores de los centros regionales de Azuero de la Universidad de Panamá y de la Universidad Especializada de las Américas, advirte que en las últimas décadas el ecosistema mostró señales crecientes de degradación por la acción humana.
El estudio indicó que un 74% de los encuestados identificó consecuencias directas como la escasez de agua potable y la pérdida de confianza en su calidad.
La investigación ubicó la crisis también en el plano de la salud, la economía y la vida comunitaria.

El Ministerio de Salud por su parte vinculó la afectación con cambios físico-químicos del agua, pérdida de biodiversidad acuática y proliferación de algas nocivas.
La revelación ministerial también mencionó lixiviados de vertederos a cielo abierto, porquerizas y posibles descargas industriales como factores asociados.
Los consultados señalaron como principales responsables a las explotaciones porcinas, los vertederos y las descargas residuales.
Para los autores del estudio esa percepción comunitaria refuerza la idea de que se trata de un problema sostenido en el tiempo y no de un episodio aislado.
La encuesta mostró que casi la mitad de los participantes, un 48%, consideró improbable una recuperación total del río La Villa.

El trabajo investigativo atribuyó ese escepticismo a una brecha de conocimiento sobre las fuentes de contaminación y sus efectos a largo plazo.
Según el trabajo, esa lectura social influye en la viabilidad de programas de saneamiento, educación ambiental y gestión integrada del recurso hídrico.
El texto del informe advirtió que, sin respaldo comunitario, las políticas de conservación pueden perder eficacia.
Al precisar los contaminantes más mencionados, el estudio registró que 41% citó coliformes y excremento animal, 35% apuntó a metales pesados y otros contaminantes, y 24% mencionó plaguicidas y residuos de fermentación.
Simultáneamente, se observa que el crecimiento demográfico y urbano en las cercanías al río condujo a un aumento en la descarga de aguas residuales domésticas sin tratamiento adecuado y la acumulación de residuos sólidos.
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Argentinian flight instructor jumps to death from plane, 22-year-old student forced to land alone

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A flight instructor jumped to his death out of a small aircraft over Argentina, forcing the student pilot he was teaching to land the plane herself.
Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was on board a two-seat Cessna 150G on Saturday when he made the decision to jump out over the province of Córdoba, according to CNN, which cited its Argentinian affiliate TN.
«He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,» Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN. «It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.»
An undated photo of Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, a 42-year-old pilot who jumped to his death from a plane on Saturday, July 4 in Argentina. (Instagram/Leandro Bertazzo)
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Rosario, the 22-year-old student, later told authorities that Bertazzo told her, «You know what you have to do, carry on,» before taking off his gear, opening the door and leaping out, according to Álvarez.
Opening the door of a plane midair is incredibly difficult. Álvarez said it would be akin to trying to open the door of a car traveling 124 miles per hour.

Cessna 150m FRA150M climbing out after take-off with flaps deployed and hills behind. (aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Álvarez said that Rosario managed to land the plane safely, despite being in «complete shock.» There was no damage to the plane, according to TN.
Álvarez noted that Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student earlier in the day.

A view from the main road of the flight school Bertazzo worked at, Flying Parrot Córdoba. (Google Maps)
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Álvarez also told TN that Bertazzo had visited a psychiatric institute, something that was only known by his family prior to his death.
Prosecutors in Córdoba will lead the investigation into Bertazzo’s death. The plane he jumped from is now in police custody.
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Biden-era enviro rule accused of strangling truckers, squeezing Americans lands on Trump chopping block

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FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is proposing to slash Biden-era truck emissions regulations in a move officials say would save the trucking industry about $12 billion and ease supply chain costs that make everyday goods more expensive for Americans.
«Collectively, these savings will be passed on to American families through lower costs for food, household goods, and other products trucks deliver, while still maintaining strong environmental protections and ensuring clean air,» read the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) press release first viewed by Fox News Digital.
The EPA has proposed changes to heavy-duty truck emissions rules that would save truckers an estimated $12 billion, including up to $6,000 per new truck, helping lower transportation costs and prices for American families.
The proposal would eliminate DEF-related engine deratements and speed restrictions for new highway engines and vehicles, as well as new nonroad engines and equipment, including farm machinery, replacing them with warning alerts so operators can keep working until repairs can be made safely.
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A combine harvester during a soybean harvest at a farm in Harvard, Illinois, Oct. 17, 2025. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Previous policies «make delivering everything more expensive and so that’s going to all be passed on to the consumer as well. By making these trucks cheaper and more reliable, we are making sure that the supply chain stays as cheap as possible for the American people,» EPA air chief Aaron Szabo told Fox News Digital in an interview.
The proposal would also reduce costly emissions warranty requirements from the 2023 rule while keeping nearly 90% of the planned NOx emissions reductions and giving manufacturers more time and flexibility to meet the updated standards.
Szabo said the proposal addresses a major problem caused by DEF system failures, which can force trucks and farm equipment into «limp mode» by reducing their speed to just five miles per hour.
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He said with more than 200 possible failure codes, the deratements can leave truckers stranded on the side of the road and farmers losing hours—or even days—of productivity during critical work like harvesting.
«We’re both making the products more reliable and decreasing the impact from DEF. And we’re also bringing down the price of the whole supply chain by reducing the cost of these new trucks,» Szabo said.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told Fox News Digital in a statement that the issue has «shown the true cost of government overreach.»
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President Donald Trump walks past tractors as he arrives to participate in a roundtable on «American Agriculture» at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
«Our rural communities rely on diesel powered engines to deliver their food, families, electricity, and so much more to where it needs to go. The billions in savings will directly benefit those who feed, fuel, and clothe our nation,» Rollins said.
The latest proposal follows Trump’s broader pledge to roll back Biden-era green regulations after he returned to office.
«We will terminate the Green New Deal, revoke the electric vehicle mandate, and unleash American energy,» Trump said in his inaugural speech.
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Szabo said the Biden administration tried to push Americans into electric trucks with rules it enforced.
«That’s what the Biden administration was doing. They were forcing people to not have choice anymore, taking away their freedom to choose what kind of vehicle and telling them you have to buy an electric vehicle,» he added.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Office of Joe Biden for comment.
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