El Niño in Corrientes: Evacuate Families, Close Border Crossings and Close a Beach Due to the Flood of Rivers
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The increase in Paraná and Uruguay complicates different Corrientes localities. Paso de los Libres exceeded the evacuation levels, while Alvear, La Cruz, Yapeyú and Bonpland exceeded the alert thresholds. Argentina Naval Prefecture maintains the monitoring of the hydrometric levels.
The National Water Institute (INA) reported in the Corrientes town of Paso de los Libres exceeded the level of evacuation. The limit is planned at 8.5 meters in front of the local port. Measurement of the height of the Uruguay River in that place yielded 9,14 meters. There are already evacuated families. The Municipality reported that 37 people had to leave their homes. The National Water Institute (INA) reported that this Monday in the Corrient…
The impact of the El Niño phenomenon caused the flooding of coastal areas, emergency evacuations, service cuts and the closure of river border crossings.
The climate phenomenon causes severe floods in the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, affecting multiple localities in the province. In Paso de los Libres the river exceeded 9 meters. Read more
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