2023-08-22 11:45:35
The storm and the increase in the flow of the Neuquén river threatens the north of the province and especially Sauzal Bonito, one of the towns that was most affected in June by the same situation. A neighbor of the town informed RIO NEGRO RADIO that, for prevention, Since Saturday, the residents evacuate their homes along with their animals.s. The AIC reported that They expect the peak flow to be 4,500 cubic meters for this followingnoon.opening the possibility that there are floodsas explained by Civil Defense.
The inclement weather and the increase in river flow affect the north of Neuquén. Between the towns most affected are Chos Malal, Rincón de los Sauces and Sauzal Bonito, who also suffered the same in June.
The reference of the AIC, Elías Sapag, reported «we calculate 4500 cubic meters, but we will only know when it passes through the Higuera station, upstream of Los Barriales, arriving at noon”. The director of Civil Defense, Martín Giusti, for his part, told RTN “It will be today in the followingnoon and right in the Sauzal Bonito area it causes it to flood.”
«The difference with the previous storm in June is that the residents who are on the riverside area have already been evacuated”Giusti said.
Cintia Navarrete, a resident of Sauzal Bonito, told RIO NEGRO RADIO that there are families who are evacuating since Saturday. “The emergency committee is helping neighbors so that they evacuate together with their animals,” he said.
There are around 200 people who live in Sauzal Bonito and more than 50 families with children who evacuated these days. “Most of them have relatives who live in a higher area and they made the decision to go wait what happens, see if water enters their houses or not“Navarrete mentioned.
The neighbor told that they are in communication with the authoritiessince through social networks, report the increase in flow.
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