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Alert for floods in the Río de la Plata: they estimate that it will reach three meters in the City

2024-02-13T05:48:46.860Z

Highlights: Alert for floods in the Río de la Plata: they estimate that it will reach three meters in the City. The municipalities of Tigre and Quilmes, which will initially be affected by this episode, provided a series of recommendations. Red alert in Tucumán due to storms and in Corrientes and Misiones due to extreme temperatures. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) launched a red alert this Monday afternoon due to strong storms during the early morning and early morning of this Tuesday.


The municipalities of Tigre and Quilmes, which will initially be affected by this episode, provided a series of recommendations. Red alert in Tucumán due to storms and in Corrientes and Misiones due to extreme temperatures.


The

Naval Hydrography Service (SHN)

launched this Monday an alert for

floods that the Río de la Plata

will have during the early morning and morning hours of this Tuesday.

According to estimates, it will reach

3 meters

in the Port of Buenos Aires and will exceed that measurement in San Fernando.

"The Flood Prevention Center of the Naval Hydrography Service, dependent on the Ministry of Defense, reports that the Río de la Plata will be two meters above the values ​​indicated in the tide tables on the morning of February 13," he reported in a statement issued this Monday afternoon.

In that sense, he specified that the flood will reach 2.90 meters in the

Port of La Plata

at 7 in the morning , while two hours later it will reach 3 meters in the

Port of Buenos Aires

(Darsena F).

Meanwhile, it will rise to 3.10 meters at 10 in

San Fernando

.

It also estimated a flood of 3.20 meters by 10 o'clock in the

Port of Mar del Plata

and 3.10 meters by noon in

Santa Teresita

.

In this context, the Municipality of the Buenos Aires town of

Tigre

recommended on Monday night to avoid unnecessary traffic, not to approach fallen poles or cables and not to circulate through flooded streets or areas.

For its part, the

Municipality of Quilmes

announced on its X account (former Twitter) that "a preventive scheme will be established with the different areas of the municipality, Civil Defense and Lifeguards to monitor the situation."

Red alert in Tucumán due to storms and in Corrientes and Posadas due to extreme temperatures

The

National Meteorological Service (SMN)

launched a red alert this Monday afternoon

in Tucumán due to strong storms

during the early morning and early morning of this Tuesday.

There will be "important electrical activity, occasional hail, very intense gusts and, mainly, abundant falls of water in short periods."

At the same time, it issued a

red alert over Posadas and northern Corrientes due to extreme temperatures

.

"Very dangerous. They can affect all people, even healthy ones," warned the SMN.

In these situations, it is recommended to increase water consumption without waiting until you are thirsty to maintain adequate hydration, do not expose yourself to the sun excessively, pay attention to children and elderly people, avoid drinks with caffeine or alcohol, do not eat very foods. abundant, reduce physical activity, wear light and loose clothing and "remember that there is no pharmacological treatment for heat stroke.

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Source: clarin

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