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Onemi decreed Wednesday night Red Alert in the Last Hope for heavy and intense rainfall in Torres del Paine National Park in mainly Western-sector and in Puerto Natales.
It was anticipated that this might cause flood flows in several rivers in the province with sediment and accumulation of rain water, according to the report of the Regional Meteorological Centre Austral.
The effects of the storm and the reasons for the fear began to see yesterday morning. The greatest damage occurred before noon, when the Rio Las Chinas, in the area of Cerro Castillo, located 340 kilometers north of the city of Punta Arenas on Route 9 overflowed, leaving roads cut and isolated people.
The mayor of the municipality of Torres del Payne, Anahi Cardenas, reported that about 400 animals were swept away by the swollen river.
Regarding the survey of the situation, Governor Jose Ruiz, chairman of the emergency committee, said the Paine River, located in the national park, in the Laguna Marga, was being monitored by Conaf. “The reglera indications about 1.50 meters of water, and is also being monitored the Serrano River and Grey”.
For its part, the provincial head of SAG in Last Hope, Carlos Fuentes, said that “there was a sector of Cerro Guido, specifically in Entre Lagos, where there was the flooding of the Rio Las Chinas, leaving an important sheep slaughter of animals that property. According to the statement by its administrator there were about 400 dead animals. In addition, there are some who were rescued from the floods and took the shearing shed Entre Lagos. There are about 100 that are in very bad condition “.
Roads, dependent Seremi Public Works went to the spot to monitor the situation.
The third critical point of time is the Rio First, located in Seno obstruction. “The inform and that gave us the director of Hydraulic Works is that it is forming a product dicke trees that have fallen trunks carried by the river and then sending a small backhoe was set to make a diversion channel the river to protect the homes of the population, “said the governor.
Faced with these weather conditions, the authorities reported that the province has with Red Alert.
Courtesy of Felpinguino.com
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