translated from Spanish: El Loa province is officially a disaster zone: Piñera announced Decree

Once he stepped out of the plane that moved it from the South – where was on vacation – Calama, President Sebastián Piñera announced a measure that was long-awaited by the authorities of the North: the Decree of catastrophe for l area El Loa province.
The solution to one of the areas worst hit by the effects of the Altiplanic winter includes the appointment of a general as head of zone, which in this case went to Rodrigo Valdivia shell. Upon arrival, the President gave a brief statement before a flight over the area to be able to verify the effects of the rains and floods.
In this regard, he said that it will hold a series of meetings and Saturday morning will have a complete diagnosis in terms of connectivity, potable water supply, damage to agriculture and housing.
“Tomorrow we will begin the reconstruction plan and recovery of what high plateau with these rains this winter quite abnormal have caused in this region and especially in El Loa province,” he said.
The disaster area Declaration was a request of the local authorities who, in the last hours, multiplied their criticism of the Government for its inaction in the emergency after several days of rain.
Anyway, the scene remains complex because weather forecasts confirm that the rains will continue during this weekend, with the consequent threat of floods, landslides, fallen rocks and landslides.
Reportedly, Piñera will move tomorrow to the other large northern areas hit by inclement weather, like Arica and Parinacota, Tarapaca and Antofagasta.

Original source in Spanish

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