River recedes, evacuees return to Sao Tome; alert in Monte Caseros

In the interior of the province, assistance continues to be provided to families evacuated due to flooding in the Uruguay River, Paso de los Liberes, Monte Caseros and other affected towns. Meanwhile, in the city of São Tomé, there has been a respite from the flooding, with some families affected by the flooding returning to their homes days later. “Some of the families affected by the floods returned to their homes after a few days, and municipal teams were responsible for pre-sanitizing, helping them move furniture and also providing them with cleaning tools. We are gradually getting out of this situation, thanks to everyone’s cooperation, As a team we can do more,” they reported on the official network of the São Tomé Commune.
On the other hand, the Uruguay River is currently rushing through the Cáceros Mountains, exceeding evacuation levels and invading much of the coastline. On Sunday afternoon, the last measurement showed a height of 9.11 meters and it had stopped, but they assured that the prognosis was good.
“Obviously, the situation will have an impact, but we are within normal measures,” said Ignacio Martínez Suárez, head of the town’s naval zone. In turn, he commented that the peak was expected to be between 9 and 9.30 metres. between.
“The Salto Grande dam regulates us and when it grows, the water level replicated here is between 1 and 2 centimeters per hour and the load is different. So, we have a greater margin,” he explained. “Flooding covered the entire waterfront, the San Ramon neighborhood, the Port Sepo Bakery and the spa area.”
In this case, concerns are growing in the region as orange and yellow storm warnings are issued for several towns in the interior of the province.
Health status
On the other hand, the province’s Health Minister Ricardo Cardoso spoke a few days ago about the actions taken as a result of the flooding of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, stating that “Today we are working first with local actors. For example, we have in San Tome, the hospitals there are responding by assisting evacuations, providing appropriate care and medicine, etc. We are also working in other areas such as Itati, Sant Cosme and the capital.”
“The most common symptoms are some injuries, gastroenteritis, and often respiratory symptoms may occur when the climate changes,” he said.