The frontal system that affects different areas of the Los Ríos region caused a river to overflow on Monday in the Corral district, causing a bridge to fall.
Specifically, as stated radio dna The event occurred this afternoon in the San Juan sector on the Rita T400 that connects Valdivia with Corral.
The captain of the 1st Police Station of Valdivia, Juan Cancinospecified in the same medium that “a flood was generated, which took the river out of its normal course and caused 15 homes to be isolated.”
In addition, it was reported that the overflow of the river destroyed a home, causing four adults and a minor to be transferred to a shelter. Added to this is the evacuation of La Aguada School by Police and Firefighters, who distributed the children to their respective homes.
Video via Twitter: @CarabLosRios
MOP response
The Seremi of Public Works of the Los Ríos region announced “the temporary bypass reconstruction and mechanical bridge installation in 15 days for a definitive solution” in the affected sector. This is due to the fact that the damaged place is one of the access roads to the Corral commune, the other is by sea.
??♀️ In San Juan sector, Ruta #Valdiviacl–#Corral seremi @MOPdeLosRios Nuvia Peralta and directors @onemichile @benito741 Y #RoadsMOP (s) Jorge Fernández announce temporary bypass reconstruction and mechanical bridge installation in 15 days for definitive solution #GovernmentInforms ? pic.twitter.com/3kYoRvV52c
– Mop Los Ríos (@MOPdeLosRios) June 7, 2022
The National Emergency Office (Onemi) decreed a preventive early warning for the area through the frontal system, which, according to Chilean Meteorology, should continue during the day.
#ONEMILosRios monitoring #Alert Early Preventive for the Los Ríos Region by frontal system. https://t.co/dlAJcTS3Gr pic.twitter.com/ywJwUq74Kv
— onemichile (@onemichile) June 7, 2022
