Tourism sector plans to claims against State notice of waves
Millions in losses for the tourist and commercial sector were expected to be be caused by the alert Orange declared by national authorities in the coastal profile last Wednesday night . This preceded the holiday which ends today and though Friday, at 12: 00, changed the level to yellow, with which they repealed the restrictions, there were cancellations of accommodation, trips by boat, visitors return to their places of origin and other damages.
That is why tourism sectors of Saint Elena, El Oro, Esmeraldas plan claims against the State for the economic losses.
In the peninsular province, the losses would amount to $1 million, according to Ottón Grove, hotel leader. "We will make an assessment of the damage to make us a compensation," he warned.
Legal action would also take leadership of the seaside resort of Jambelí, where the authorities ordered the evacuation of the inhabitants of the island in the province of El Oro; even This was met halfway by the resistance of the inhabitants.
Artemio Mosquera, owner of a restaurant in Jambelí, said they lost part of the investment in food and argued that together with merchants and inns owners presented a lawsuit to claim for damages during the days of the alert Orange, which was given by the possible arrival of waves of 2 and 4 meters high.
In the province of Esmeraldas, where some 70,000 visitors were expected in its spas, arrived only 25 thousand until last Saturday, but will present "formal complaints to the Government authorities", announced Antonia Montaño, President of the Chamber of tourism of Atacames.
He described the leader even as "suspicious" alert declaration prior to a holiday orange. "It is suspected that days before the holiday is promote the 7 Wonders of Quito and then on eve of the season on the coast we get this alert Orange was not senseless...", said.
The Mayor of Atacames, Freddy Saldearraga, who described as hasty measure, said: "many people borrow buying seafood, renting boats for tours, adecentando premises and preparing food because we expected many tourists, but arrived only about 25,000, including owners of apartments;" "that tourism does not generate income because they are not in hotels or go to restaurants".
The Grove Hotel he also chided adopted restrictions, which was prohibited from entering the sea bathers, as well as the waterway tours, whale watching and fishing activities.
"We are concerned about relapse in making these decisions that demonstrate incompetence, ignorance and facilismo". He said they will ask President Rafael Correa that punished the "irresponsibility committed by Ministers", she said.
In the specific case of Salinas, the most important Spa in the peninsula, the losses were not very high because "the people no longer believes in the predictions of these authorities". He stated that there was a hotel drop of 20 per cent at the beginning of the holiday and then (with the change to the alert yellow) recovered and reached 80%.
On Friday, the National Secretary of risk management, Maria De Pilar Cornejo, said that the alert was declared to protect human life and added that there is a culture of prevention in the country and therefore actions generated criticism. Change from Orange to yellow was once the Navy Oceanographic Institute (Inocar) issued a report which noted that the waves "came, but watered down".
But access to sea is allowed, the coastal profile emergency persists, because the waves tomorrow empatará with a half-life of aguaje which will last until Wednesday.
In the case of Manabí, Gina Polanco, of the hoteliers Association, blanket, said gremio lost 50% of visitors according to the estimated. He regretted that tourists would pass. "The next time should analyze alerts because it is the second time in a holiday and nothing happens," he cited.
On shores of Manabí, Esmeraldas and Guayas, the swimmers challenged controls and entered the sea. However, traders could not offer any navigable walks.
Atacames, Carlos Montaño, Member of the Association of tour operators, had three 'banana' studying the last Friday in the beach. He said that each of these vessels is depicted in season $300. "Me endeudé because for every banana notes pay a rent of $50 and not I rented them", he added.
Text: Llo who commented
Ottón Grove
Official Hotel of Salinas
"These decisions (the alert orange) demonstrate incompetence, ignorance and facilismo".
Pilar Cornejo Maria
Secretary of risk management
"They take actions to protect life." "We know that they affect economic activities, but life has no price."
(translated via BING)
Original story at http://www.eluniverso.com/2011/08/14/1/1447/sector-turistico-planea-demandas-contra-estado-aviso-oleaje.html?p=1354&m=3407
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