This afternoon, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) declared a red alert for the municipalities of Loncoche, Carahue, Gorbea, Lautaro, Toltén and Nueva Imperial in the Araucanía Region, due to the overflowing of rivers in the area.
According to what was indicated by the Municipality of LoncocheThe overflow affected 60 families in the city’s urban areas, eight of whom have their homes flooded.
Likewise, Senapred reports that “various rural sectors of the commune are isolated as a result of the overflowing of the Cruces River.”
In the case of Carahuethe measure was taken after the Río Damas hydrometric network station exceeded the red alert thresholds, as did the Río Imperial station.
In Gorbeawas due to the fact that the Río Donguil hydrometric network station reached the red alert threshold, while monitoring in “Río Puyehue” in the town of Quitratue, during the afternoon, remained at yellow alert levels.
In Lautarothe “Río Muco” station in Puente Muco, reached the red alert level, which led to the decision being made.
During the early morning, the alert was declared in new communes in the area, such as Tolten, where the overflowing of rivers was recorded Toltén, Boldo and Pirén, which keeps 306 families isolated In the Pocoyán sector, flooded homes and collapsed bridges in rural areas.
About New Imperial The flooding of the Cautín River occurred in the Estación Boroa sector, which caused the flooding of properties and led to the evacuation of residents.
The red alert will be in effect from today until conditions warrant it. “With the declaration of the red alert, all necessary and available resources will be mobilized to act, given the extent and severity of the event,” the emergency agency said.
