The Government of the province of Buenos Aires declared this Monday the state of emergency and duel for the next 72 hours in its territory due to the temporary suffered this weekend that left at least 14 dead and numerous damages.
As published this Monday on its social networks by the provincial Executive, “due to the flooding and extremely serious damage resulting from the strong storm with gusts of wind that exceeded 150 km (sic)” a state of emergency and mourning for the victims was declared. deceased.
The most populated province in the country, with about 17 million inhabitantsyou will have “administrative and school leave” in several locations, including White Baythe most affected by the storm, with the death of 13 people when a wall of a sports hall collapsed during a competition.
The other person who died so far is a woman from the municipality of Morenoa Buenos Aires town located 47 kilometers from the country’s capital.
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The governor of the Buenos Aires provincethe Peronist Axel Kicilloftraveled to Bahía Blanca the day before to personally verify the damage caused by the storms and strong wind and to review the action protocols of the Crisis Committee with the local authorities.
He also met with the president of Argentinathe libertarian Javier Mileiwho traveled to that city located about 640 kilometers from the capital along with several members of his cabinet, including the Ministers of Defense, Luis Petri, and of Security, Patricia Bullrich, to learn about the situation first-hand.
Late on Sunday, the National Energy Secretariat reported that “emergency measures had been taken to restore the electricity supply in the areas affected by the storm,” where one million users affected.
The authorities estimated that, in a maximum of 72 hours, the service would return to normal.
The storm mainly affected the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), which includes the capital and the so-called suburbs, where even today you can see fallen trees on parked cars, damage to balconies, sidewalks and various structures.
Among the damages is the sculpture Floralis Genérica, an iconic place for photographs of tourists who visit Buenos Aires daily, which was damaged as a result of the gusts of wind; or the traditional fast food carts located next to the Río de La Plata waterfront.
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At the moment it governs Orange alert in the northern area of the province of Buenos Airesmoving towards the Santa Fe, Corrientes and Entre Ríoson the coast of the Paraná River, where they could be recorded strong storms with heavy rain, bursts and occasional hail fallaccording to the National Meteorological Service (SMN).