At least 3,000 people have been affected and more than 70 are in shelters, most of them in the Biobío Region, is the result of the frontal system affecting the south-central part of the country and which was beginning to retreat yesterday followingnoon.
The acting Minister of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, explained that “the latest report we have is of 3,297 people affected throughout Chile,” numbers that are “concentrated in Biobío with 3,219 affected, followed by Ñuble with 52 and La Araucanía with 21.”
“In terms of sheltered people, there are 73 people across the country, 38 of them in the Biobío region, 30 in the Metropolitan Region and five in the Araucanía Region,” said the acting minister, who added that “we have 485 people in isolation.”
Finally, Monsalve regretted the death of a person “due to an incident that occurred in the commune of Linares.”
“We would like to reiterate our condolences to the family and those close to them for an incident involving the fall of a pole that ultimately resulted in the death of a person,” the authority concluded.
According to Monsalve, “the meteorological alert that was raised for the regions of Ñuble and Biobío by the Meteorological Office of Chile has been cancelled,” the same case as the alert that was in effect in the regions of Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana and O’Higgins. “This means that the amount of precipitation that will fall is less than that forecast, which is very important.”
Curfew
In the midst of the frontal system affecting a large part of the country, the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, confirmed that a curfew is being considered in the commune of Curanilahue, Biobío Region.
The Minister of the Interior also went to the area of Puente Prat to talk with the residents who were affected by the overflow of the Curanilahue River. In this regard, she stated that if a curfew is declared, military personnel will guard the evacuated homes to prevent robberies.
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