Precipitation accumulated an unpublished 120 mm total, with bursts of wind that reached up to 102 km/h, equivalent to the historical average of February.
A strong storm caused this Wednesday damage and floods in the bus terminal and the streets of the city of RosarySanta Fe. About 600 agents of the municipality are working on the normalization operation to remove columns, trees and fallen cables.
Precipitation accumulated an unpublished 120 mm total, with bursts of wind that reached 102 km/h, Equivalent to the historical average of February, the Municipality of Rosario reported. One of the most affected buildings was the Mariano Moreno Bus Terminal, with leaks in its roofs where water entered and generated puddles in much of the property.
“We had the worst combination, a lot of water in a short time, with bursts above 70, 80 and up to more than 100 kilometers. That does not spend a lot of time ago and it is what most complicates in trees and material damageblast blasting or even saw in construction works, “explained the Secretary of Municipal Government Sebastián Chale.
According to the latest report of the Municipality of Rosario, There were a total of 656 claims of the neighbors for the consequences of the storm. 402 were by woodland, 128 by cut cables and fallen columns, 104 by abnegations and 22 for landslides, blasting and partial sinking.
Light and water cuts and dengue risk
The storm caused the fall of posts and medium voltage lines, so the Light cut in different areas of the city of Rosario, affecting homes and traffic lights. The Provincial Energy Company (EPE) of Santa Fe reported that 40 crews are working to restore the service.
Light cuts also caused problems with the water supply. The company Aguas Santa Fe reported that these cuts interrupted the pumping of drinking water from the water treatment plant.
Besides, The Municipality of Rosario reiterated recommendations for neighbors and warned of the risks of the appearance of the aedes aegyptis mosquitotransmitter of dengueZika and Chikungunya before the accumulation of water. That is why they ask to empty and clean all the containers or space where water can accumulate.
Source: Ambito
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