The overflow of Uruguay River and streams in the central area of Missions It was due not only to the heavy rains but also to the opening of the gates of the Brazilian hydroelectric dam. Chapeco located only about 250 kilometers from the towns of Panambí, El Soberbio and San Javier, among others.
Héctor “Kiko” Llera, head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Missionsexplained to provincial media that since the rains began, the operation was mounted with mayors and security force personnel to provide care to those affected.
In that case he said that in the town of Panambí, located on the Uruguay Riverthe Customs and municipality space was evacuated and there is a viewing point in which Roads technicians decided to break a part so that it does not continue to crumble.
Llera confirmed that the Ramón stream between Paraje Villa Bonita and Panambí overflowed.
Also in Tabay stream, in the access sector to the town of Ruiz de Montoya, on provincial route 7. Likewise, in El Soberbio, it was reported that the river is lowering at a rate of 30 centimeters per hour.
The most affected areas
The towns most affected by the storm and the opening of the Brazilian dam are:
- Alba Posse: 5 families evacuated. The river continues to rise and the authorities remain on alert.
- El Soberbio: 15 families evacuated from the Unión and Chivilcoy neighborhoods.
- Leandro N. Alem: around 100 families affected. According to the mayor, all families are already being assisted and the area remains on alert.
- Caayari: affected families received merchandise and blankets. Work to channel the stream will begin on Monday.
- Panambi: the municipality, customs and immigration buildings were evacuated. 2 families were evacuated and the owners of the homes located on the banks of the Uruguay River are being notified.
- San Martín: 10 families affected. The mayor is working on the reconstruction of 2 homes.
- Posadas: the Zaimán stream overflowed between the Los Paraísos and El Porvenir 1 neighborhoods. 10 families from the Los Oleritos, Sol de Misiones and Prosol neighborhoods were affected. A total of 30 families are already being assisted.
Provincial and municipal authorities are working to provide assistance to affected families and to repair the damage caused by the storm.
56 dead in Río Grande Do Soul
The floods caused by the intense rains that hit the State of Rio Grande do Sulon the border with Missionsleft at least 56 dead and 67 missing, according to a new report on Saturday from the Brazilian Civil Defense.
Roads and communications are interrupted in the state Rio Grande do Suland the floods seriously affect the capital, Porto Alegre, where the authorities maintain evacuation requests for some sectors of the city, which woke up underwater.
The rescue brigades are trying to reach and supply numerous isolated municipalities, without communications and with blocked roads, and even without electricity or water.
The exceptional volume of the rivers has multiplied the alerts in the State due to dam breaks that could aggravate the disaster.
Missions helps Rio Grande do Sul
Amid devastating floods in Brazil, missionary governor Hugo Passalacqua He contacted the governor of Rio Grande do Sul Eduardo Leite and made provincial resources available to help the State.
“We spoke by telephone with the governor friend of Rio Grande do Sul Eduardo Leite, to make available the resources within our reach. While we effortlessly control the entire situation in the province, we missionaries assume the commitment to help our brothers from Rio Grande do Sul in the midst of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that they are suffering, which has already claimed the lives of forty people. He appreciated the missionary disposition and we will continue to be in contact to coordinate the necessary tasks,” the missionary leader wrote in his X account.
