This is Vista Alegre due to the flood of the Neuquén river: how they monitor the flow

2023-08-27 15:29:39

All riverside towns continuously monitor the progress of the Neuquén riverbed, since today the greatest pulse of water is expected. Among them is Good views, one of the hardest hit in the June flood, and for this reason, the municipality He communicated how they evaluate the increase and showed images of the river.

The disbursement plan of the Interjurisdictional Basin Authority (AIC) on the Neuquén river warned that the largest pulse of water is expected for today, with 625 cubic meters per second. This morning, it is reaching 500 in the area of ​​Costa de Reyes.

«The most complicated time was in June when it reached 73 on the scale, now it remains at 50, As long as it stays there, we don’t have evacuees,” the mayor of the town, Daniel Ridao, told Diario RIO NEGRO.

«It does not complicate us, it keeps us alert, If it were to rise above number 50 and figures like the 70 we had last time, we would be complicated there, “said Ridao.

The mayor commented that there is a permanent guard on two scales. «One is from Costa de Reyes, and another is somewhat rustic that we did on the descent of the Ballester Dam, on the steps“, he explained. She detailed that This allows to have the exact measurement of how the flow is increasing. «The tallest red mark It is the maximum flood that we had a month and a half agoand we are basing ourselves on that,” he said.


This is Vista Alegre due to the flooding of the Neuquén river: how is the town


According to Ridao, there were no evacuations, since the alert was communicated in timeI hear “lots of people” he preferred to go to a relative’s or pick things up because of the humidity,” he said.

The mayor recounted the different decisions that families have made, there are some who left their homes, but Others opted for a member to keep watch. “Maybe the lady with the children leave and the man is left taking care of it,” he narrated. The thing is they prefer to avoid theft and stay looking following overnight.

In addition, Ridao commented “we have ready nurseries, community centers and everything that people may require of us, which are often mattresses, blankets and more ». Also available are vans of the municipality to evacuate both people and their belongings in case of an emergency.

“We have the places where we keep people’s things, because there he asks us to put away some things like kitchens or beds and We left them in the municipal sheds,” he said. “Afterwards, when the river goes down, people go to look for their things knowing that they are in perfect condition and we take them to the house ourselves,” he said.



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