2023-06-30 03:17:00
Product of the rise of the Neuquén river, which continues to generate complications in the lower part of the basin, 50 evacuees are already registered throughout the provinceas reported by the Undersecretary of Civil Defense this midnight.
Martin Giusti, the director of the area, spoke with the RIO NEGRO newspaper and provided further details on the state of the situation in Neuquén territory. “At this time, everything is contained and stable, we are awaiting the evolution of the flood“he commented.
He explained that the localities most affected by the increase in the flow of the Neuquén River are Centennial, Vista Alegre and San Patricio del Chañarin addition to beautiful willowupstream of the Cerros Colorados complex, where the channel advanced tens of meters to the area of farms and homes.
“It is complex to count the evacuees, because many people withdrew from their homes by themselves, but we have around 50 in the entire province“, detailed the undersecretary of Civil Defense.
Giusti confirmed that for the moment the «situation is under control«, since the delivery from the reservoirs has remained stable at 550 m/s during the last hours.
Flooding of the Neuquén river: prevention tasks before the next rains
On the other hand, he anticipated that from the area they are already preparing for the next climatic event, which will bring new rains and snowfalls in the upper area of the Neuquén river basin, with the consequent increase in the flow in the lower areas.
In any case, he clarified that it is a «minor event» to the unleashed last week, when various areas of Neuquén, especially in the north, received rainfall As it had been more than 10 years, it had not been registered.
Late this Thursday, work was intense in the vicinity of the bridge Centenary – Five Jumpswhere is the neighborhood Villa Obrera. “We are assisting the neighbors, it is a floodable area and that is why the complications,” Giusti said in dialogue with this medium.
Toward that sector, located on the Neuquén side, a few meters from the main channel, an Argentine Army truck arrived with provisions, food and clothing for local families.
What if the water reaches your house?: what to do when the river rises and the announcement of new rain
The equation was fulfilled according to the warnings that were made since last week. First came the storm that devastated the north of Neuquén. This caused the flooding of the Neuquén and Colorado rivers, with overflowing of the riverbeds and expenditures from the dams that, although they are within the natural channels, are not common and encouraged residents to settle near or even inside. But the water arrived and the situation might be repeated.
For the moment, the Neuquén river will continue “high” to be able to discharge the reservoirs. From the Interjurisdictional Basin Authority (AIC) new rains were forecast from Sundaybut of low intensity and a few days of extension.
What the representative of Neuquén in the AIC, Elías Sapag, did warn is that they expect “very intense weather events» since mid-July, to those who look with concern.
It will be necessary to monitor its development and see what the situation is more on the date, but if the scenario repeats itself, what should the neighbors do.
The examples that can be found in Centenario, Vista Alegre, Cipolletti, Rincón de los Sauces, Catriel and the other towns that register floods are repeated. There are self-evacuated people and others who decide to stay in their homes with water up to the knees to care for the animals, in the case of breeders, and to prevent theft in most situations.
What to do when the river rises: not so obvious tips
RÍO NEGRO newspaper consulted the director of Civil Defense of Neuquén what is recommended to do if the water reaches our homes.
The The first safety action is to cut off the power supply.lowering the thermal of the meter.
Immediately gas supply must be stoppedclosing the keys.
Giusti stressed that “It is not advisable to stay at home.” This becomes a complex situation because many times the neighbors refuse to leave and nobody can force them.
The next step is Notify the relevant agencies. For example, the Civil Defense of Neuquén and Río Negro have telephone numbers 103 available. The official clarified that the entire situation must be described because, for example, animals are often left alone and if the agencies know this, they can give them assistance.
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