Intense snowfalls in Lonquimay, La Araucanía region, have left nearly 1,600 people in rural areas isolated.
The regional director of the National Emergency Office (Onemi) of La Araucanía, Janet Medranoindicated that “the municipality of Lonquimay has communicated that 408 families would be affected by a condition of isolation, this due to accumulation of snow in different rural areas of the commune and particularly on interior roads,” it says. Third.
As a result of the rainfall, about 17 centimeters of snow have been recorded in the urban area, while 70 centimeters have been reported in the upper sectors of the city.
Due to the emergency, operators of ten machines work to clear the routes. The mayor of Lonquimay, Nibaldo Joyindicated that “both the road to enter the commune, as well as the backbone are clean, they are clear
“Today we are working with machinery, both viability, both the Global conservation company and the support we get from Onemi to be able to clear the roads to the interior of each of the territories and that’s where we are,” he said.
