The mayor of Concordia reported that an action protocol has already been established and that locations have been determined in the event that evacuations must be carried out. The number to request assistance is 103.
Due to the situation being experienced due to the rising of the Uruguay River and based on the information being handled regarding the possible effects on the city of Concordia, taking into account what is currently happening upstream, at noon this Saturday, Mayor Francisco Azcué convened the Emergency Committee.
It was attended by the Minister of Human Development of the Province, Verónica Berisso; the Vice Mayor, Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; representatives of the Hydrology area of the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande, Argentine delegation; members of the municipal cabinet; of the Armed Forces and Security; Volunteer Firefighters; Health authorities; councilors; representatives of intermediate institutions; among others.
At the end of the meeting, the Mayor pointed out that the behavior of the Uruguay River has been monitored over the last few days and that, given this current outlook, an Operations center has been set up and an action protocol has been developed through which a series of actions have been established that will be taken as the situation demands.
Azcué pointed out that so far there are no evacuees in the city but that contact has already been made with those families who are affected in the first instance and that in joint work with different areas of the Municipality, the Provincial Government, Armed Forces, Security, Volunteer Firefighters and intermediate institutions, three places have already been determined to house the families that must be evacuated, establishing the local Regiment facilities as the first of the centers.
NUMBER TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE
At the meeting, it was determined that the number enabled to request assistance in case it is necessary is 103.
“All those who are affected by the situation must communicate there. It is in charge of the Volunteer Firefighters, jointly with the Operations Center,” remarked Azcué, who also asked the community to remain calm, that all necessary measures have been taken “since I have determined that this issue becomes an absolute priority for all municipal areas.”
IN CONTACT WITH GOVERNOR FRIGERIO
He also pointed out that this Saturday morning he maintained contact with the Governor of the Province, Rogelio Frigerio, with whom he spoke about what is happening, thanking in that sense the presence in Concordia of the Minister of Human Development, Verónica Berisso.
He also indicated that there is a permanent dialogue with the Hydrology area of the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande, Argentine delegation, “who work in a committed manner and with an action protocol of many years, studied and that based on that, decisions are made.”
JOINT WORK
For her part, the Minister of Human Development, Verónica Berisso, regretted that once again another emergency must be faced in the province and that the authorities of the National Government have already been informed of what is happening.
“Together we will contribute whatever is necessary, we are in permanent communication with the Municipality, which is where they will tell us what the needs to be covered are. We are working together on prevention, attentive to what may happen in the coming days,” she pointed out.
OPERATIONS CENTER
Mauricio Alegre, coordinator of the Operations Center, stated that this will be the place where all information is handled and that based on it, decisions will be made.
“At this moment it has already been established that the local Regiment be the first evacuation center but there are already two more places in case it is necessary. The Municipality's trucks have been made available for evacuations and we have a significant number of people who are collaborating in that regard.”
Due to the situation being experienced due to the rising of the Uruguay River and based on the information being handled regarding the possible effects on the city of Concordia, taking into account what is currently happening upstream, at noon this Saturday, Mayor Francisco Azcué convened the Emergency Committee.
It was attended by the Minister of Human Development of the Province, Verónica Berisso; the Vice Mayor, Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; representatives of the Hydrology area of the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande, Argentine delegation; members of the municipal cabinet; of the Armed Forces and Security; Volunteer Firefighters; Health authorities; councilors; representatives of intermediate institutions; among others.
At the end of the meeting, the Mayor pointed out that the behavior of the Uruguay River has been monitored over the last few days and that, given this current outlook, an Operations center has been set up and an action protocol has been developed through which a series of actions have been established that will be taken as the situation demands.
Azcué pointed out that so far there are no evacuees in the city but that contact has already been made with those families who are affected in the first instance and that in joint work with different areas of the Municipality, the Provincial Government, Armed Forces, Security, Volunteer Firefighters and intermediate institutions, three places have already been determined to house the families that must be evacuated, establishing the local Regiment facilities as the first of the centers.
NUMBER TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE
At the meeting, it was determined that the number enabled to request assistance in case it is necessary is 103.
“All those who are affected by the situation must communicate there. It is in charge of the Volunteer Firefighters, jointly with the Operations Center,” remarked Azcué, who also asked the community to remain calm, that all necessary measures have been taken “since I have determined that this issue becomes an absolute priority for all municipal areas.”
IN CONTACT WITH GOVERNOR FRIGERIO
He also pointed out that this Saturday morning he maintained contact with the Governor of the Province, Rogelio Frigerio, with whom he spoke about what is happening, thanking in that sense the presence in Concordia of the Minister of Human Development, Verónica Berisso.
He also indicated that there is a permanent dialogue with the Hydrology area of the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande, Argentine delegation, “who work in a committed manner and with an action protocol of many years, studied and that based on that, decisions are made.”
JOINT WORK
For her part, the Minister of Human Development, Verónica Berisso, regretted that once again another emergency must be faced in the province and that the authorities of the National Government have already been informed of what is happening.
“Together we will contribute whatever is necessary, we are in permanent communication with the Municipality, which is where they will tell us what the needs to be covered are. We are working together on prevention, attentive to what may happen in the coming days,” she pointed out.
OPERATIONS CENTER
Mauricio Alegre, coordinator of the Operations Center, stated that this will be the place where all information is handled and that based on it, decisions will be made.
“At this moment it has already been established that the local Regiment be the first evacuation center but there are already two more places in case it is necessary. The Municipality's trucks have been made available for evacuations and we have a significant number of people who are collaborating in that regard.”