The orange alert for rain and snowfall in the north of Neuquén caused several complications this Thursday. The Provincial Director of Civil Protection of Neuquén, Carlos Cruz, spoke in BLACK RIVER RADIO and said that the main consequences were the rockfall on a trunk route in the area, the suspension of classes in the Mines department and impassable roads.
Listen to the Provincial Director of Civil Protection of Neuquén on RÍO NEGRO RADIO
As a result of yesterday’s rainfall in the north of Neuquén, Route 43 suffered a collapse this morning that caused the suspension of traffic, Cruz reported. According to the National Weather Servicethe orange alert for rainfall continues this Thursdayalthough “the AIC and zone delegation of the national body indicated that these are normal parameters to date.
The rockfall on Route 43 It happened for the second time in less than a week. Last Thursday passed near the El Cudío area and today it happened near the place known as La Vega del Tero.
«It was not enough to be an hour of impassable route and trafficability was quickly restored,” Cruz said.
The Provincial Director of Civil Protection indicated that although theHeavy snowfalls occurred yesterday and this morningnow “the rains remain«. For this reason, it decided to suspend classes in the Minas department.
There is also presence of rain on Route 40 north, although “There has been no impact from snowfall in urban areas.”Cruz said. “The Internal routes in the mountainous area have complications and being cared for Provincial Roads”, he added.
Tune in to RÍO NEGRO RADIO. Listen to us on FM 90.9 from Neuquén, on FM 91.9 from Roca, on rionegro.com.ar/radio or on our App (here for Android, here for iOS).
#Argentina
