Red alert for rains in the north of Neuquén

2023-06-25 13:27:24

Due to the heavy rains, with the current alert and the flooding of the rivers, there were evacuees and rescues of people in the north of Neuquén. For this Sunday, June 25, the red and yellow level of the warning of the National Meteorological Service (SMN) is maintained in areas of the region.

In the Buta Ranquil area, a The family was rescued by personnel from Police Station 32 and volunteer firefighters from Central 27. It was in the Balsa Huitrín area, and it was reported that the operation was to help two people from Zapala, who were able to return home.

The Police reported that on Saturday, collaboration was requested from the Health Center to the personnel of the Varvarco Detachment, dependent on the 38th Las Ovejas Police Station, since in Paraje La Matancilla, a 80-year-old man needed to receive medical assistance, “but it was impossible for the ambulance to enter” by the rising of the river.

For this reason, troops together with health personnel went to the place and transferred the person on a stretcher to where the ambulance and the police vehicle were located, and then returned to the town of Las Ovejas.

In addition, in the midst of the storm, personnel from the 36th Police Station carried out several rescues and evacuations of families in the sector of Villa del Agrio and Paraje Quili Malal.

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