90% Of Guatemalan
Transportation on Strike
At least 90 percent of
Guatemala is affected by
the heavy transportation
strike, which is on its
third day today.
Nearly 1,200 containers
loaded with merchandise,
some of them perishable,
are stranded in Atlantic
and Pacific roads,
according to organizers
of the protests.
Truck driver union
leader Wilson Carreto
recalled that they are
demanding the abolition
of a rule banning the
entry of heavy trucks in
the capital during the
afternoon rush hour.
It is the period of
greatest traffic in the
city. With this ruling,
we are trying to make
traffic more free
flowing and prevent
residents from wasting
time, said Spokeswoman
for the Mayor's Office
Maria Jose Salas.
In the last few hours, a
committee was created in
the Executive and
Legislative bodies to
discuss the situation
and plan an eventual
intervention to out an
end to the crisis.
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