The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) declared a Yellow Alert in the province of Los Andes, Valparaíso region, due to a flood registered in the area.
In detail, the meteorological event occurred in the foothills and mountain range of Los Andes and San Esteban. The foregoing, added to the increase in the tributary of the Aconcagua River, generated a cut in drinking water in various sectors of Putaendo due to the turbidity of the water.
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According to a report from the Superintendence of Sanitary Services (SISS), affected clients reach 6,800 in the communes of Los Andes and Calle Larga.
According to Esval, the specific sectors affected are: Rinconada De Silva; Calle Brasil, from Wegener to the south; Calle Ejército Libertador, from Wegener to the south and Granallas. Also, the cut started at 8:00.
Points with drinking water tanks were installed on Libertador Avenue with Centenario, El Carmen (Plaza) with Aníbal Carbajal, Centenario with O’Higgins, Los Pinos with Víctor Araya and Los Álamos with Sin Nombre.
‼️Atención Putaendo‼️: High turbidity in the river forces us to cut drinking water in sectors of the city from 8 am.
More details here ? pic.twitter.com/NzsGSqptPI– Esval (@esval_chile) January 9, 2023
The mayor of San Esteban, Christian Ortega, indicated that “the situation is quite complicated. We are with our emergency teams, firefighters, police officers, mainly seeing the neighbors who are isolated. Today what matters to us is that, seeing the older adults, who are isolated and in good condition.
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In this regard, the Presidential Delegate of Los Andes, Cristian Aravena Reyes, pointed out that “we are still on the ground. We are in the San Francisco sector, monitoring the entire situation that has been generated by the avalanche in these sectors and others in our province.” .
“Our recommendation is not to approach the estuaries, next to the river, or the sectors with problems, because the avalanches are surprising. I ask you to inform yourself through social networks,” he concluded.
Given the phenomenon that is occurring in the high mountains, we have been affected in our commune by the flooding and overflow of the Estero San Francisco.
The road is currently closed.
A call is made not to approach the banks of rivers and streams #temporary pic.twitter.com/3xtIjjkLeu– First Saint Stephen (@primeracbse) January 9, 2023
