The Governor of ChubutMariano Arcioni, reported yesterday that he declared a Climate Emergency in the towns that have been affected in recent weeks by heavy rains and snowfall.
The president revealed that the measure will be applied for 30 days and will cover from Río Pico to Lago Puelo, with all the surrounding communes, as well as Paso de Indios and Tecka, since they are the zones of Chubut where the storm has been strongest. In the meantime, classes continue to be suspended in the Province.
“We have decided to declare a climate emergency for 30 days in the areas of the province affected by intense rainfall and snowfall,” assured the governor of Chubutwho also stated: “A game of provincial resources will be affected for 70 million pesos that are being deposited in the accounts of the municipalities and rural communes”.
However, the governor does not rule out requesting assistance from the national government to attend to the emergency and to the families that have been affected by the storm, since the levels of accumulated snow are historical.
In this regard, the provincial security minister, Héctor Miguel Castro, indicated: “Fortunately we do not have evacuees or serious cases.” In addition, he added: “The storm has been very strong and I can attest to that because I have lived in Cholila for 25 years and rarely in my life have I seen so much accumulated snow, but everything is being solved thanks to the commitment of state workers, especially , from the area of public services”.
Castro in turn explained: “The crews had to focus on the task of energizing several towns that had been left without power and consequently stopped making water drinkable and were cut off from mobile telephony, but everything is recovering little by little.”
In addition, National Roads personnel with the support of the Undersecretary of Civil Protection and the Directorate of Forests They work to unblock the routes that today remain covered with snow.
Suspension of classes in the affected areas
The Ministry of Education of the province confirmed that this Wednesday the suspension of classes continues in the schools of Region I and III, as well as in some institutions of Region IV and one of Region V.
This, since there are difficulties in accessing educational establishments, and in some there is even no power and water supply, due to adverse weather conditions.
