2023-12-17 16:01:47
The Buenos aires city This morning it endured its first big storm with Jorge Macri by the Executive, and some numbers left by the impressive gale were detailed, indicating that the largest measurement of the AMBA It corresponded to the San Fernando Airport, where the sensors recorded gusts of 132km/h. In the case of the metropolitan Aeroparque, the measurement reached 97km/h, in Villa Ortúzar it was 100km/h and the truth is that the effects of the storm on the Buenos Aires terrain were serious, and work was being done this Sunday on the collection of branches and trees , which were abundantly fallen in almost all the neighborhoods.
“The City Firefighters, Police, Civil Defense and Public Space teams have been working since early morning to normalize the situation.”Jorge Macri said in a message on his social networks. “This morning we suffered a strong storm with winds of up to 97 km/h recorded in Aeroparque. At the moment there are more than 360 fallen trees that left streets and cables cut. There is damage to canopies and lighting columns in various parts of the City,” added the head of Government.
“I appreciate the effort and work of the teams dedicated to the tasks and I ask all the residents of the City to be patient while the problems generated by the storm are solved,” Macri concluded.
In the statement released by the Buenos Aires Government, it was indicated that in addition to these cleaning and collection tasks, the National Meteorological Service reported that the rains decreased and consequently the Civil Defense decided to lift the Yellow Alert.
In the note, The City made a sort of wind force podium, and thus it was confirmed that the San Fernando Airport (SMN) led that category, measuring gusts of 132km/h. That mark was not far from the 140km/h that caused the tragedy of the collapse of the Bahiense del Norte club, in Bahía Blanca, which left 13 dead.
The official maximum gust records were:
- GBA – San Fernando 132 mph
- GBA – The Dove 124 mph
- GABA – Morón 111 km/h
- CABA – Villa Ortúzar 100 km/h
- CABA – Aeroparque 97 km/h
The lines of storms also produced intense rains that accumulated up to 25 mm of water in 1 hour, with totals so far averaging 35 mm in the City. Currently there are light to moderate rains.
It was also reported that “in terms of traffic flooding, it is reported so far that the Donado Avenue underpass, which itself is operational, remains preventively closed due to the fall of a large number of branches.” And it was detailed that since the beginning of the storm and until 9 in the morning, 544 calls entered emergency complex 103 asking for assistance for damage caused by the wind.
Among the places where there were fallen trees or light poles were Belgrano and Av. Entre Ríos, Figuero Alcorta 2200, Ecuador 1600, Brandsen and Puerto de Palos, Arengreen 1463, Segui 560, De las Artes 1251, Arregui 5053, Zelada 5563 , Carlos Antonio Lopez 3577, La Pampa and Dragones, José Hernández 2400, Virrey Olaguer and Feliu 2900, and the corner of Echeverría and Amenabar.
The City’s response to emergencies
The Single Coordination and Control Center (CUCC) is a multi-agency emergency coordination center that brings together in the same physical space the agencies with jurisdiction in a crisis in the City. In this way, it enables a rapid and integrated response to an emergency. In this case, the Emergency Line 103 continues to receive calls for the removal of trees and branches in public spaces.
The CUCC has a modern computer platform and a communications system for the exclusive use of security and emergency forces. The Directorates of Civil Defense, Relief and Emergency Guard, Logistics, Firefighters, City Police, Corps of Traffic Control and Road Safety Agents, Emergency Line 103 and Social Assistance Line 108 work in coordination at the site. Immediate.
From there, SAME is also contacted directly, as well as any other organization, institution or company whose intervention is required in any emergency, such as Edenor, Edesur, Metrogas, telephone companies, Rainwater Network, Public Space, etc.
Finally, the emergency telephone numbers and addresses were remembered:
Medical emergency (SAME): toll-free line 107 –
Emergencies on public roads: toll-free line 103 –
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