The Uruguay River continues to be in an alert situation due to the continuous rains that have been recorded in the upper basins in recent days. Currently, from the Hydrology area of the Salto Grande Dam they raised the alert level until Friday afternoon.
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The Uruguay River is on the rise.
Until 3 p.m. on Friday, the maximum level of the port of Concordia could reach 10.70 meters. On Thursday afternoon the river remained at 10.17 meters. Fortunately, the heavy rains that were expected for the last few days were not recorded.
To date, the ceiling of the flood remained at a warning of 10.50 meters, but this Thursday said maximum level was raised to 10.70 meters, which means that the water could continue to gain more space in the area. riverside While the Salto Grande lake reservoir will reach 33 meters.
The Salto Grande Hydrology Area indicates that the water evacuated by the dam will become greater in the next few hours than the water mass received in the reservoir. Seeking to lower the lake almost a meter from its current level. The objective would be to cushion the values that will begin to arrive from Brazil, a country that is being punished by floods throughout the southern area.
In the neighboring country, the serious floods affecting the state of Rio Grande do Sul have so far left 13 dead and also caused a state of alert due to the possible rupture of a dam, in the midst of the “worst disaster” in the history of the state, where President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva traveled this Thursday.
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