隆Saludos, amigos! El d铆a de ayer,como muchos sabr谩n ya, el metro de Caracas bate贸 records de deficiencia y dej贸 muchas personas afectadas de una u otra manera.
Greetings, friends! Yesterday, as many of you will already know, the Caracas metro broke deficiency records and left many people affected in one way or another.
Me dirig铆a a dar clases de Karate en Los Dos Caminos c贸mo es costumbre entre semana, cuando not贸 lo que ya es com煤n a diario; retraso en el servicio de trenes. El tren donde iba tardaba "m谩s de lo habitual en cada estaci贸n" y las autoridades de la empresa s贸lo afirmaban que era debido a una falla el茅ctrica ocurrida horas antes desde la central de Palo Verde. Cosa que si bien podr铆a ser cierto, no justificaba la poca velocidad en que marchaba el tren, el poco aire que ventilada dentro del mismo y los ruidos que 茅ste hac铆a al andar.
I was going to give Karate classes in Los Dos Caminos as usual during the week, when I noticed what is already common on a daily basis; delay in train service. The train to which it was going took "longer than usual at each station" and the company authorities only affirmed that it was due to an electrical failure that occurred hours before from the Palo Verde plant. Which, although it could be true, did not justify the slow speed at which the train was moving, the little air that was ventilated inside it and the noises it made when walking.
Cuando llegamos a la estaci贸n Miranda informaron que el tren s贸lo trabajar铆a hasta la pr贸xima estaci贸n (Los Dos Caminos)cosa que me di贸 algo de tranquilidad, porque al menos llegar铆a a mi destino. Pero al poco tiempo de avanzar escucho un fuerte estruendo y veo una gran luz a un vag贸n de distancia; hab铆a explotado algo. La gente comenz贸 a correr hacia los primeros vagones, gritando y llorando. Yo trat茅 de mantener la m谩xima compostura y me hice a un lado, debido a un caso de bronquitis del que apenas estoy saliendo; si bien el humo podr铆a ocasionarme un caso grave de apnea, estar con tanta gente arrimada una sobra la otra tampoco era la mejor idea.
When we arrived at the Miranda station, they reported that the train would only work until the next station (Los Dos Caminos), which gave me some peace of mind, because at least I would reach my destination. But shortly after moving forward I hear a loud crash and see a great light a car away; something had exploded. People started running towards the first cars, screaming and crying. I tried to maintain maximum composure and stepped aside, due to a case of bronchitis that I am just emerging from; While the smoke could give me a serious case of apnea, being with so many people close to each other was not the best idea either.
Al poco tiempo veo que la gente empieza a romper las ventanas del tren, v铆ctimas del p谩nico. Los ni帽os lloraban y las personas con discapacidad y ancianos ten铆an mucha dificultad para salir del tren. Alguien abri贸 tambi茅n una de las puertas de emergencia (existencia que deber铆a ser de informaci贸n para todos)y por ah铆 muchos m谩s salieron, incluy茅ndome. Entre la pared del t煤nel y el mismo tren tuvimos que transcurrir parte del t煤nel para poder salir de aquella pesadilla.
In a short time I see that people begin to break the windows of the train, victims of panic. Children were crying and disabled and elderly people had great difficulty getting off the train. Someone also opened one of the emergency doors (existence that should be information for everyone) and many more came out there, including me. Between the tunnel wall and the train itself, we had to pass part of the tunnel to get out of that nightmare.
Vi gente asustada por morir. Vi gente ayudando y alentando a otra. Vi gente que se preocupaba de que otros no salieran lastimadas con la electricidad. Vi gente pasando por el lado de ancianos y ni帽os en el suelo... Todo esto me hizo reflexionar mucho sobre el ser humano.
I saw people scared to die. I saw people helping and encouraging another. I saw people who were concerned that others would not get hurt by electricity. I saw people passing by the elderly and children on the ground ... All this made me think a lot about the human being.