The Flood of the River Also Forced the Closure of the Port in Iguazú
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The provincial force maintains surveys in neighborhoods, rural roads and flood-prone sectors. In Puerto Iguazú, the flood of the river forced the port to close temporarily and initiate preventive evacuations in areas near the coast.
The increase in the flow of the Iguazú River forced a preventive closure of the Superior and Lower tourist circuits of the Iguazú Falls, on the Argentine side of the national park. The measure was taken this Monday for security reasons, after the river exceeded 11 million liters of water per second. Iguazú National Park communicated the decision to the tourism agencies during the morning, given the risk posed by the force of water for the runway…
The operations are concentrated in vulnerable neighborhoods, rural roads and sectors affected by precipitation. In Puerto Iguazú, the river reached 26.10 meters, forced the port to close temporarily and motivated preventive evacuations in commercial establishments near the coast.
The flow rate exceeded 12,000 cubic meters per second and navigation was suspended, in addition to access to public use areas. There is still no date of reopening.
The Argentine Naval Prefecture, through its dependence in Puerto Iguazú, ordered the preventive evacuation of the port area before the extraordinary flood of the river Iguazú, product of the intense rains recorded during the last days in the region. As part of the security measures, all the nautical activities were suspended and the river crossing between Puerto Iguazú and Puerto Tres Fronteras, in Paraguay, was temporarily disabled until the co…
The flow of the Iguazú River exceeded 12,000 cubic meters per second and there is still no confirmed timetable for the reopening of the tourist circuits.
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