Iguazú Falls Closed as the River’s Flow Tops 12,000 Cubic Metres per Second
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The authorities closed, on Monday (12), the tourist access to the Iguaçu Falls, in northeastern Argentina, due to the flood of the river of the same name, while warnings were issued for the increase of the level of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers due to the
Iguazú Falls closed as the river’s flow tops 12,000 cubic metres per second
Iguazú National Park, in Argentina’s Misiones province, closed access to the falls’ walkways on Monday because of an exceptional rise in the Iguazú River, whose flow exceeded 12,000 cubic metres per second. The flood is part of an episode of heavy rainfall linked to El Niño that has also caused the Uruguay River to burst its banks, with evacuations on both sides.
The authorities closed on Monday the tourist access to the Iguazú Falls in northeastern Argentina due to the flood of the homonymous river, while alerts have been issued for the increase in the flows of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers due to the rains predicted by the El Niño phenomenon.
The rains in Argentina raised the level of the rivers and ignited alerts due to the security conditions in the park.
The provincial force maintains surveys in neighborhoods, rural roads and flood-prone sectors. In Puerto Iguazú, the flood of the river forced the port to close temporarily and initiate preventive evacuations in areas near the coast.
The increase in the flow of the Iguazú River forced a preventive closure of the Superior and Lower tourist circuits of the Iguazú Falls, on the Argentine side of the national park. The measure was taken this Monday for security reasons, after the river exceeded 11 million liters of water per second. Iguazú National Park communicated the decision to the tourism agencies during the morning, given the risk posed by the force of water for the runway…
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