Concern continues in Patagonia due to the extreme cold that various provinces are experiencing in recent days. As a result of this situation, from the Ministry of Human Capital They assured this Thursday 27th that part of the food contained in the repository of the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and Families will be sent to Santa Cruz with the aim of assisting the most vulnerable population.
In turn, the portfolio headed by Sandra Pettovello He stressed that the request arose from a request from the governor of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal, towards the Minister of Human Capital herself. Faced with this situation, the federal judge Sebastian Casanello was notified of the decision taken in the last few hours. The selected products are in the Ministry’s warehouses to immediately assist in emergency situations. emergency and catastrophe.
Likewise, the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosheld a meeting with the Patagonian leader this Wednesday to analyze the complicated climatic situation they are going through. “We spoke with the governor of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal, about the emergency generated by the biggest storm in the last 60 yearswhich has left several parts of the province disconnected. We are working to reach every Santa Cruz resident who needs it,” Francos said.
It should be noted that the food will be sent to Santa Cruz in a Air Force Hercules plane. In this way, what was duly reported to the Court regarding the original intended destination of said provisions was ratified.
In this regard, the national representative of the UCR, Roxana Reyessupported the decision taken by Sandra Pettovello for the benefit of the people of Santa Cruz. “Today, the National Government has authorized an ATN for Santa Cruz and has sent a Hercules aircraft with essential supplies and resources. This support, complemented by the collaboration of the Ministry of Security and Defense, is a concrete response to our requests in this emergency situation that we are going through. When we all join forces, federalism is practiced!“, stressed the radical parliamentary representative on aid for the climate emergency.
For his part, the Governor of Chubut, Ignacio Torresalso expressed his gratitude on social networks, emphasizing “the joint work of the municipal team, led by Mayor Othar Macharashvili, and the quick response of the Minister of Human Capital, Sandra Pettovellowho was available from the first moment along with the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri.”
On Monday afternoon, the Ministry of Human Capital presented to the head of the Federal Court No. 7 the details of the food that it has already distributed, through the Corporation for Child Nutrition (CONIN): “465 tons of milk powder soon to expire and the stock of cornmeal” that “for reasons of logistics, both storage and needs” was distributed in the Municipality of Capitán Sarmiento.
The Government presented an attached document of 132 pages with details of what was done until June 19 with the food retained in the two warehouses and also what is still left. Pettovello reiterated the criterion of delivering it to vulnerable schools using the ICSE (Index of Social Context of Education) and the provinces were invited to request the available merchandise to then distribute according to said index in schools in their jurisdictions.
A few days before the end of the month of June, the main feature was the Extreme cold which crossed some provinces of the country, although the low temperatures were concentrated mainly in Santa Cruz and Tierra del FuegoAlthough this situation has spread to the entire national territory, the Patagonia region continues to be the most affected, due to continuous snowfall, sub-zero temperatures, blocked roads, vehicles stranded in the open air, strong winds, difficulties in accessing food and supplies, and agricultural establishments and livestock at risk.
It should be remembered that between June 10 and 20, The average temperature in the extreme south of the country was up to 4°C below average for this time of year, while in the center and north the opposite happened: up to 6°C above the average for this period. In the same way, May reflected exceptionally cold weather conditionspromoting from the beginning the entry of very fresh air into the Patagonia region.
