The official said that we must consider that an important winter period is approaching, although “for now these are normal situations, as anticipated by the meteorological service.” However, he highlighted: “Today (Monday) they reported to us from El Huecú, Caviahue and that entire sector that they had temperatures of -12 degrees, which brings these difficulties, but starting Wednesday and Thursday we will have another income, but they anticipate more rains and laterMore snowfall on routes on Thursday. These are normal conditionsit is not an extraordinary phenomenon, because if so, we would have already alerted the population.
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Due to the conditions, they ask you to inform yourself about the status of the routes before embarking on any trip.
Regarding the preventive tasks that they are carrying out, he pointed out: “We are already working on comprehensive planning that allows us to be prepared because many times in these cases, when there are situations of route cuts or traffic interruptions, everything is wrapped up in situations legal”.
This is because in Neuquén National and Provincial Roads coexist, as well as the Police and Gendarmerie. “We are working on putting together a protocol that allows us a prompt response from the Province, for making immediate decisions.“he explained.
What is the current situation
Cruz assured that there are currently “many inclemencies, not only because of the snow itself, but also because of the low temperatures.” “We are going to be presenting periods of temporary improvements, but with low temperatures. Currently, an operation is being deployed in which Minister Julieta Corroza and part of the provincial cabinet left at 1 p.m. from Neuquén, with the province’s helicopter, to assist to breeders who have not yet been able to enter due to the geography in which they are located, mainly in the north.
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The snow storm affected the entire mountain range of the province.
To this he added that EPEN teams are already working operationally to replenish electrical services in the Minas department area, where rural sectors are without electricity supply. “We have provincial coordination through the Emergency Committee, as the governor of the province, Rolando Figueroa, has asked us to deal with these issues, be on the ground, work with our regional coordinators and propose everything that is necessary. in resources – both human and operational – that can respond to the needs and difficulties that may occur in the rest of the province,” he concluded.
