The rainfall was as intense as it caused damage. recorded during the last frontal system that was recorded in the central area of the country and that hit the Valparaíso region hard between Thursday, June 20 and Saturday, June 22.
And the latest balance sheet carried out by the regional authorities shows that There were 900 homes that suffered some degree of damage as a result of the rainsof which 21 resulted in total damage for various reasons.
In any case, the Ministry of Housing is conducting a survey on the number of homes and urban infrastructure that was affected.
As a result of the large amount of water falling in the area, One of the most recurring problems was the road closureeither due to sinkholes such as the one registered in Concón or mass removals, such as the one registered in the commune of Llay Llay.
In that sense, There were 69 routes that were affected during the last frontal system, 13 of which had to be closed by order of the Ministry of Public Works. The other 56 were left with some traffic restrictions.
To overcome these inconveniences, MOP work teams are carrying out works on the most affected roads to recover normal connectivity.
One of the actions that were highlighted by the authorities is related to an operation led by the Chilean Army in Limache, which was joined by a humanitarian support in the Calicheros sector, in Quilpuéconsisting of the delivery of food, water and other measures to avoid a major emergency.
The regional presidential delegate of Valparaíso, Sofía González, stated that in the area “There are approximately 882 FIBE files already completed for families that have been affected. “These families will be able to receive the recovery bonus, support, to be able to recover their groceries this first week… a group of them, around 200.”
Besides, 50 users of the Agricultural Development Institute (Indap) were affected due to the flooding of canals and rivers, most of them in the province of San Antonioas announced by the presidential representative.
Regarding the amount of rain that fell, it was indicated that the area with the greatest rainfall was the upper part of Concón, where The station located in Torquemada reported 160 millimeters of precipitation in less than 48 hours. Meanwhile, in the province of San Antonio it was the area where the least rain fell, with 57 millimeters.
“The behavior of the region was in line with what was expected for a level of water load that we received in such a short period of time.considering that we had a weather alarm and that we have already, from the month of May onwards, a volume that has not been presented for quite some time,” stated the regional director of the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service, Christian Cardemil.
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