By c5n
The storm that occurred early Wednesday morning caused delays in public transportation due to falling trees and flooding of streets. Electrical service was interrupted in both provinces.
A storm of rain and wind caused flooding in some neighborhoods of the city of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos. In some of those sides, the transportation service was affected, there were also fallen trees that caused delays and there was a lack of electricity supply due to cable cuts.
The rains were heavier in the northern area of the city of Santa Fe, with a maximum mark of 86 millimeters from early morning to mid-morning, while in the central area the average was 35 millimeters. As a result of the storm, the municipality’s Citizen Assistance System received 62 complaints, mostly for fallen branches or trees, cut cables and columns at risk.
Requests were also received for flooded streets, cleaning storm drains and collecting waste, so the crews worked in the different situations caused by the rains.
Regarding the public transportation system, the municipality clarified that all bus lines provided the service but the routes and frequencies were not normal due to the flooded streets and sectors of certain neighborhoods where they cannot enter.
On the other hand, Civil Protection spokespersons reported that in the town of Sastre, located about 140 kilometers from the provincial capital, about 200 millimeters fell between 4 and 7 o’clock today, which caused flooding in homes near the provincial route. 13 and forced the temporary evacuation of at least 40 people.
Two people died after being dragged with their car by a stream that exceeded National Route 14 in Entre Ríos, as a result of the storm that is ravaging that region and caused numerous damages in several cities.
The incident occurred near the town of Colonia Elía (Uruguay department), at kilometer 99 of the highway, where from the early hours of this morning the water covered both directions, a truck lost its way and traffic was cut off for several hours.
According to a report from a woman who was traveling along the route, she managed to see how a Volkswagen Vento car left the lane due to the water that covered the route, and was dragged by the stream that passes through the place.
The storm affected a large part of the province and caused damage to schools, sports centers, bus terminals, as well as falling trees and light poles, cutting roads and making it impossible to travel along different rural roads and accesses to towns.
Villaguay, in the center of Entre Ríos, is one of the most affected cities, where the destruction of electrical networks left almost the entire city without electricity, and several private and public structures completely destroyed.
There, numerous breaks in homes and vehicles, a large number of fallen trees, more than 25 roofs were blown up, and damage to the National School, the Urquiza School, the Municipal Sports Center and the new terminal were revealed.
The sports center was reduced to sheets and columns scattered throughout the property, while in the Terminal the roof fell, and there are breaks in the walls and columns. Although it works normally, they requested that no one approach it “unless it is extremely necessary” since an “alert due to the risk situation” is maintained in the place.
Given this scenario, the governor, Rogelio Frigerio, will travel to the city to tour the area and “appease the damage caused. We will be where it is needed,” he said in a statement.
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