translated from Spanish: Waterlogging and power outages by weather event in O’Higgins region

The National Emergency Office (ONEMI) continues to monitor the situation over the weather event in the O’Higgins Region that has left waterlogging, rolling, canal overflows, power outages and damaged homes. Meanwhile, the weather condition in the region is covered sky and precipitation. Specifically, the agency stated that in the commune of Rancagua “various waterloggings are recorded in streets of the commune, in addition to the collapse of sewerage and water ingress into a house. He works at the fire scene.” A similar situation is lived in Graneros, where various waterloggings are reported, including the populations Liquidámbar, Corvi Sur and Chorrillos.Mean, in Coltauco was reported to shoot on the Idahue slope, in addition to accumulation of water in the Loreto Juan Pablo II sector. The Onemi also assesses the involvement of housing in Malloa and the overflow of a canal in Santa Rosa de Pelequén. For its part, as noted by the Superintendency of Electricity and Fuels (SEC), until 11:00 h today, “the alterations of electricity supply recorded in the O’Higgins Region, affect 643 customers. Staff of power companies are working on monitoring and re-establishing supply.”

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