The Municipality informed after noon of this Friday the cessation of the NAR “Yellow”. However, for the remainder of the day, scattered rainfall and occasional showers are expected. Local meteorologists reported that almost 30 mm of rainwater accumulated in the city, while gusts reached 65 km/h.
With rainfall between 14 and 29 millimeters, the announced storm finally reached La Plata and from early on the operational areas of the Commune carried out tasks of monitoring and permanent control of streams, as well as the cleaning of drains and storm drains, to prevent and avoid inconvenience.
As indicated and despite the fact that the worst of the weather conditions forecast for the day is already behind us, The devices of the Hydrometeorological System will remain active, allowing real-time data on the behavior of streams, the amount of rainfall and the state of storm drains to be obtained. In the same way, the tasks will continue on public roads, with the survey of objects outside the homes that can be blown up and tree branches with a risk of falling.
For this reason, given the continuity of the rainfall, citizens were recommended to exercise caution when driving in vehicles, doing so slowly and with low beams on; Do not touch cables or light poles and remove pots or other objects that can be blown from balconies and windows. In addition, it was advised not to remove the waste, considering that it can cause the obstruction of the drains. Neighbors were also asked to pay attention to the official information channels: the Facebook and Twitter accounts of the Municipality of La Plata; the official website of the Commune laplata.gob.ar; ‘Civil Defense MLP’ on Twitter and Facebook; and ‘MLP Weather’ on Twitter.
In emergencies, citizens may contact 103 Civil Protection and 911 Police; while to make claims or orders, they can do so to the hotline of 147. In the event of medical emergencies on public roads, they should call 107 of SAME La Plata.
