Kast Instructs to Strengthen Support to Affected Municipalities in the Los Ríos Region by Frontal System
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The government continues to monitor the evolution of the frontal system, with special attention in the three regions under yellow alert, in coordination with SENAPRED and the regional teams.
The government addressed the frontal system that hits with force the regions of La Araucania, Los Ríos and Los Lagos, leaving flooded streets and traffic cuts. Faced with the number of people who are without electricity and locked in their homes because of the amount of water accumulated - especially in Valdivia and Corral- the President stressed that «the accumulated precipitations have exceeded those of last year». According to the above, he r…
President José Antonio Kast ordered the reinforcement with machinery in the communes affected by the frontal system, which has brought heavy rains, in the Region of Los Ríos, especially in Valdivia and Corral. In the latter, up to 370 millimeters of rain have been recorded in the last hours, which has caused alluvial events. In Valdivia, there have been multiple floods. “I have just talked with the Undersecretary of the Interior, who updated me …
The destructive frontal system left more than 370 millimetres of water in Corral and severe flooding in Valdivia. While the government coordinates aid with Senapred, parliamentarians warn that the Red Alert is insufficient in the face of the imminent risk of flooding.
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