Nearly 54.8 millimeters of water fall was the total left by the rains during the last day of Friday, June 21 in the Metropolitan Region, meteorological event that left a series of important effects in the capital.
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According to data provided by the authorities, there were registered more than 2,000 people affected, houses and streets flooded, 25 critical points and at least three overflowing estuaries in the MRI.
In transit, One of the most complex situations was recorded in the commune of Pudahuel, where due to the large accumulation of water registered in the Teniente Cruz underpass, traffic on Route 68 was completely suspendedboth in the direction of Santiago and Valparaíso.
River overflow
Due to this situation, in LampFor example, More than two thousand people had their homes damaged and 25 critical points and three overflowing estuaries were reported. while the Ribera del Río I and II camp, in the commune of Tiltil, were called to evacuate.
However, the most complex thing in the Metropolitan Region was experienced in the commune of El Monte and also in Talagante, where was activated SAE evacuation messaging in the face of the danger of overflow of the Maipo and Mapocho rivers.
It was estimated at about thousand families exposed to that danger in the Ribera del Río camp, and the rescue of seven people was carried out, between them two minors, who were trapped in one of the houses that was surrounded by the waters of the Mapocho.
Nevertheless, One of the complications last day was the people who, despite the evacuation alerts, did not leave their homes, hence The Government committed a bill to avoid this type of situation in pursuit of the protection of the rescuers.
“In times like this The security teams, the police, the authorities have to distribute their energy in all places where there are emergencies, and sometimes for hours you have to stay in the places where evacuations are ordered and we can’t get people to obey these instructions“said the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá.
Finally, in the commune of María Pinto, at least twelve houses were evacuated in the El Rosario sector, while according to meteorologists, This month of June is the rainiest month in more than two decades in the capital.
