These figures correspond only to the town of Cerro Corá, in the department of Amambay, one of the areas “most affected” by the floods, SEN minister Gladys Zunilda Borja told NPY.
Rescue teams and aid sIt is deployed in the sector in coordination with local authorities to provide assistance to those affected, Borge pointed out.
“We have deployed 25 operational personnel, three speeders and five large trucks with food for humanitarian aid,” he added.
Until now there is no record of loss of life or disappearances, assured.
The towns of Sargento José Félix López, Yvy Ya’u and Bella Vista are also under flooding, although there are still no reports on the number of people affected, he said.
The authorities have reported the isolation of other communities, several of them indigenous, after the overflow of various water channels in the area, including the Aquidabán River.
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The rains were recorded in various areas of the country during the afternoon and night of Thursday, and the authorities reported the collapse of several bridges.
Likewise, a video of tactical agents from the Joint Task Force (FTC) was released rescuing four indigenous people who were trapped on a small island that was affected by the rise in water from the Aquidabán River.
For its part, the Ministry of Public Works and Communications assured that it is working in the “critical zones” to enable routes to isolated places.
“The most serious problems at the points mentioned consisted of: collapse of bridges, floods, collapse of sewer slopes, isolation of communities and roadblocks,” the ministry said in a statement.
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In addition, a group of 50 families were evacuated from an area near the Acaraymi stream, in Ciudad del Este, after the flooding of the Paraná River, Gerardo Soria, from Itaipu’s Department of Social Responsibility, told Telefuturo.
“We are preparing two shelters for people who have nowhere to take their personal belongings,” Soria commented.
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