The Municipality of Concordia reported that the number of evacuees increased due to the rising of the Uruguay River. Until this Wednesday, the number of people reached 146, including adults and minors, who were transferred to private homes or evacuee centers.
In this sense, a meeting of the Emergency Operations Center was held where Different measures related to the care and attention of people who had to leave their homes were analyzed. After the meeting, headed by Mayor Francisco Azcué, it ended with a tour of the sectors where the water advanced with the passing of the days. Likewise, there was dialogue with the neighbors and the need to carry out actions without water inside the homes was highlighted.
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They damaged an island in Victoria and must plant trees. The work of assisting residents continues to be carried out between different areas of the municipality, the Armed Forces, Volunteer Firefighters and intermediate entities that collaborated in the evacuation of 43 families, a total of 146 people. 24 family groups were housed in the “El Refugio” Evacuee Center on Carretera La Cruz, 16 families were housed in the Regiment facilities, 31 adults and 27 minors, and 24 families were relocated to private homes..
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Photo: Luis Acosta
The height of the river this Thursday
According to the report from the Salto Grande Hydrology area, it was anticipated that by noon this Thursday The Uruguay River is expected to reach 12.60 meters in the Port of Concordia and 12.80 meters in the Port of Salto, while the reservoir level will tend to reach 33 meters..
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