Torrential rains cause flooding in the provinces of Santa Cruz; there is an orange alert due to the sudden entry of a cold front

Early this Thursday morning a cold front enteredaccompanied by torrential rain that caused flooding in some provinces of Santa Cruz; while in the capital of Santa Cruz only some flooded streets and avenues and the fall of a tree on the fence of a home in the Three Thousand Plan were recorded.

In Ascensión de Guarayos, according to correspondent Désther Ágreda, the showers arrived in the early hours of Thursday morning, some houses in peripheral neighborhoods were flooded and the streets turned into streams. The fall of a power pole left several areas without power. The students were late in arriving at their educational units, as were the public officials. The downpour was welcomed in rural areas due to a multi-month drought.

Around noon, the rain reached Santa Matías. Journalist Juan Pablo Cahuana reported that the temperature has begun to drop. The rains are highly anticipated in the Pantanal sector where forest fires still continue.

In Cuatro Cañadas also had floods in several streets and avenues, which hinders the transit of vehicles and motorcycles, according to journalist Néstor Lovera.

Flooded streets in Cuatro Cañadas / Photo: Néstor Lovera

in conception the sudden drop in temperature marked the arrival of the announced cold front with occasional rains. The temperature dropped to 16 degrees in the morning hours, according to correspondent Jorge Huanca.