November 21, 2024

By Emiliano Ortiz

San Martin de los Andes has declared an emergency because the condition of the roads is deteriorating due to water accumulation. A landslide has occurred on the road to Cardenal Samore and Meliquina is now closed.

In the early morning hours of the Friday, the meteorological warning for intense wind and rain started to cause havoc in the entire province of Neuquen. The situation is likely to worsen again in the afternoon.

Inclement weather has mainly caused landslides, roofs to blow off and trees to fall. The strongest wind gusts were recorded in central province at 130 km/h. In Neuquen city, an 82km/h gust was recorded in the early morning hours.

Authorities from the provinces and municipalities have advised people to refrain from outdoor activity, ask school administrators about a suspension in classes, and to not leave garbage near streets or on rooftops.

Cristian Haspert explained to Channel 7 that “we had a few signs and branches fall, and today it’s a bit harder.” The official reported that, according to the information he received, gusts this afternoon will exceed 100 km/h.

Haspert advised against leaving large debris, like couches or refrigerators on the ceiling. He explained that “we put lives at risk of people living there, or people passing by.” In the early morning hours on Wednesday, the visibility near the North Highway was nearly zero, which made it difficult to circulate.

On Ignacio Rivas Street and Luis Beltran, Civil Defense had to remove trees that were unable to stand the wind.

Wind gusts of more than 130 km/h have been recorded in Neuquen’s center. Los Catutos lost power due to fallen poles and a medical truck that overturned in School 98. Zapala, Alumine and other towns also reported power outages.

Roberto Moreno is the director of Civil Defense of Zapala. He told Radio Nacional they were called to different neighborhoods in the early morning hours due to trees, pines and roofs that had been blown off. He said that the wind caused havoc and gusts of 135 km/hr.

Martin Giusti told Channel 7 the consecutive rains in the mountains have made the soil in the south of the province softer. There were also landslides in San Martin de los Andes, on the provincial route 63 near Villa Traful and along San Martin de los Andes.

San Martin de los Andes declared an emergency road due to the degrading of its streets. The access road 63 from Villa Meliquina had to be closed because it was covered in water and ditches were overflowing.

A truck trapped in mud 800 metres from the Cardenal Samore International Pass Customs Complex, along the national route 231, after a land slide occurred.

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