The municipality of Bahía Blanca decreed a state of mourning for next Monday, December 16, the date on which the first anniversary of the disastrous temporary that devastated the city and left a number of 13 deadas well as material damage.
Through a statement, they detailed: “The measure ordered does not affect or alter the normal provision of municipal services in all its areas”.
Likewise, they commented that from 6:00 p.m. “a memorial space for the victims around the central monument in Plaza Rivadavia, to accompany the relatives and loved ones of the people who died on that day in their grief.”
While at 7 p.m., in the Nuestra Señora de la Merced Cathedral Church, the bishop Brother Carlos Aspiroz Costas He will celebrate a commemorative mass open to the entire community.
One year after the tragic storm that tormented Bahía Blanca
On Saturday, December 16, 2023 An intense storm was recorded over a large part of the province of Buenos Aires. The municipality of Bahía Blanca was the most affected, with intense rainfall and strong gusts of wind that caused the death of 13 people after the roof of a gymnasium fell. In addition, various material damages were recorded.
Dozens of injuries were left by the storm and it had even emerged that there were more people trapped in the rubble, while a large part of the city was left without power supply: “The most complex event was recorded in the Bahiense del Norte club,” the Municipality of Bahía Blanca in a statement released on its social network account X (formerly Twitter). There, a wall and part of the roof gave way, when a sporting event was taking place in its facilities.
“Unfortunately, the emergency service confirmed the death of thirteen people at the Bahiense del Norte club. Firefighters continue working at the scene, as people are still under the rubble,” added the local municipality. Then, they were identified: Juliana Barquero, Rubén Baldi (minor), Benicio Baldi, Adriana María Contento, Norma Gladis Nieto, María Laura Rodríguez, Federico Duo, Diego Carrasco, Luis Pérez, Juana Danszyt, Rosa Figueroa, Bryan Ortega and Diego Cassati.
In addition, the storm caused roofs, advertising posters and trees to fall in different parts of the city, whose residents were surprised by the intensity of the strong wind and rain, despite the fact that there was an orange alert for this region. of the province of Buenos Aires.
Source: Ambito
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