It has at all times been stated that “after the storm comes calm”, however within the case of the households of the Santa Elena inhabitants, within the western sector of Rancagua, that “calm” got here accompanied by disappointment, helplessness and ache, within the face of the lack of their properties and property from so a few years of effort and sacrifices.
About 4 days have handed for the reason that waters of the “La Cadena” estuary overflowed, apparently because of failures within the planning of its upkeep and cleansing and due to the frontal system that fell on the area in current weeks, the massive quantity of water swept away every little thing in its path, within the 32 plots and harming about 25 households.
The waters reached greater than a meter in peak all through the sector. This Thursday we had been capable of observe that the setting had returned to regular, the place solely the vestige of the harm brought on by the heavy rainfall remained, which in line with lots of the neighbors, this This phenomenon had by no means occurred within the greater than 25 years for the reason that sector was based.
Though every little thing appears calm, lots of the homes are starting to be inhabited once more by households, who’ve begun the method of cleansing, repairing and disinfecting the buildings, which, because of the overflow of sewage, are contaminated all through the sector.
Authorities have beneficial that residents and households, who’re already starting to recuperate lots of the issues and possessions that had been believed to be misplaced, put on masks and use alcohol gel to keep away from the unfold of illnesses brought on by the air pollution that reigns on this space.
Native residents took out some broken objects, corresponding to furnishings, mattresses, beds, family home equipment, clothes and even meals, that are being deposited in containers put in by the Rancagua Municipality on the outskirts of the city.
Some work is carried out by municipal crews, with the intention to take away stagnant water from the decrease components of some alleys, utilizing motor pumps, that are then dumped into the canal that borders a big a part of this subdivision.
Hipólito López: “We’re slowly getting again on our toes…”
One of many affected residents, Hipólito López Conteras, stated that greater than 80% of his property suffered losses, for the reason that water inside his residence grew as much as 41 centimeters; whereas on the skin there are traces that the water rise reached nearly one meter.
“We’re getting up little by little and reviewing every little thing that may be recovered, with the intention to begin once more,” stated López, whereas finishing up the cleansing duties with the employees of a cleansing firm that he had employed to sanitize and decontaminate the inside. from his home.
He said that he has not acquired rapid assist from the federal government, a lot much less from the municipality, since many of the issues went to a different sector. On the identical time, he acknowledged the work that Firefighters, Police and Military personnel carried out to help these affected on the time of the floods.
He acknowledged that the poor cleansing of the “La Cadena” estuary was what precipitated the flooding, since sadly the work started from the bridge to Punta de Cortez and the estuary has not been cleaned for greater than 8 years.
Hipólito López confessed that when he noticed his home lined in water that was nearly a metre excessive, he felt “tremendously unhappy, as a result of it was not us who failed, however different individuals who may have finished it, and we’ve been saying this since final 12 months.”
Each Hipólito and the remainder of the neighbors hope that in two weeks they will recuperate from this tragedy, since every little thing should dry, after which start an excellent cleansing earlier than transferring in.”
Municipality put in assortment level
Given the consequences skilled by the residents of the Santa Elena sector, because of the floods of current days, the Illustrious Municipality of Rancagua, started a marketing campaign to assist the affected inhabitants, beginning this Thursday at 9:00 a.m. the morning with a Assortment Heart subsequent to the Municipal constructing in Plaza Los Héroes.
These enthusiastic about serving to can accomplish that with non-perishable meals, private hygiene objects, chlorine, rest room paper, diapers, brooms, latex gloves and pet meals.
This assortment level can be put in till at the moment, Friday, till 5:00 p.m., with the intention to assist residents of the agricultural sector of the regional capital.
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