Uruguay should prepare for the impact of flooding in Brazilwarned the Geological Survey Brazilian this Thursday, who have left Rio Grande do Sul in a state of catastrophe.
The floods in Rio Grande do Sul can “cause impacts” in other countries of the Plata Basinwhich in addition to Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguaybecause “the volume of water passes through cross-border rivers that drain into other territories,” warned the Geological Service.
In the south of Rio Grande do Sul, flooding should reach “serious proportions” in the coming days due to the “colossal” volume of water that has fallen into the Guaíba and other rivers that feed the Patos Lagoon, with access to the Atlantic , the site warned MetSul Meteorology.
“The record flow is equivalent to what could be expected in a recurrence estimated once every 10,000 years,” he said in a note. The government decreed an emergency level in five reservoirs, two of them at “imminent risk of rupture.”
Precipitation should continue, with “showers” from Friday to Sunday in the region of Porto Alegreaccording to him National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet).
The economic losses They are estimated at approximately 6.3 billion reais (US$1.24 billion). The damage to schools, hospitals and city halls totals 351 million reais (US$69 million). After the indefinite closure of the international airport, the military base of Canoes will receive flights to transport donations and passengers, the air force reported.
The Uruguayan Air Force sent a helicopter to assist in relief efforts, which is used to transport food and medicine.
On the other hand, the federal government announced that it will import 200,000 tons of rice to guarantee supply and avoid price speculation, given that the flooded region supplies more than two-thirds of the rice consumed in Brazil.
The countryside fears “important losses” in Uruguay
The Rural Association of Uruguay (ARU) warned on Wednesday that there is “a huge delay in the soybean harvest due to weather conditions,” alluding to the persistent rains that caused flooding and disruption in recent hours and warned that the situation generates “significant losses for producers.”
At a time when there are several routes cut off due to the climate phenomenon, added to the declaration of road emergencythe ARU insisted in a statement that agriculture “needs to transport production urgently and continuously from the fields,” which is why it assured that the government has “the duty to guarantee the right and conditions of circulation.”
Source: Ambito
