7 of 10 South American Roll; Bolivia: Floods take 2,715 hectares of crops! The floods affecting 87 of the 323 municipalities, 6500 familes lost homes! Ecuador: Thousands affected by floods!

[Stanislav]

7 of 10 South American Roll

ZetaTalk South American Floods:

SOZT
Lakes in the high Andes drain into the Amazon basin, if they drain at all. The area in Bolivia experiencing the worst flooding normally is drained by two different rivers, but what happens when mountain building occurs in the Andes, and pressure from the crimp creates crumpling in the Andes. The top portion of S America is free to pull to the west, overriding the Caribbean Plate and the Cocos Plate just to the west. But the bottom portion of S America is blocked by the Nazca Plate, which resists. Crumpling in the crimp creates folds, which are points on the crust which drop and heave, alternately.

This is similar to the accordion fold that occurred on the Sunda Plate, wherein the rivers in northern Thailand heaved, blocking the river beds, and then at a later date relaxed, releasing the flood through Bangkok. . Flooding is likewise occurring along the coast of southern Brazil, due to a stretch there that drops the land when S America bows. The crimp in S America is opposite from the yaw point at Nigeria, where sudden flooding and imploding buildings are occurring because the top part of Africa is held in place at present while the bottom part is pulling toward the east, falling into the void of the Indian Ocean.
EOZT

ZetaTalk Chat for February 4, 2012

In Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Ecuador rivers overflows cause flood. In Ecuador and Bolivia acknowledged that the river out of banks at a time when there was no rain!

Bolivia:

/ The floods affecting 87 of the 323 municipalities in nine departments and, according to civil defense, it was found that 6,050 families lost their homes by flooding or mudslides and landslides across the country.

According to Civil Defense, the department most affected is La Paz, with 20 municipalities flooded only between Saturday and Monday due to flooding of the tributaries of the Rio La Paz, at the bottom of this city. In Potosi, southern Andean highlands, several rivers overflowed and flooded the towns of Cotagaita fully and Vitichi and landslides affecting the rail to the borders with Chile and Argentina. In Santa Cruz in the east, the flooding of streets and avenues turned into streams stopped at midday vehicle traffic, as in Cochabamba, in the center of the country. The water level rose over the weekend on the river 124 feet Ibare, Beni, as in the Madre de Dios rivers, and Bermejo and are Ichilo red flag with five of the 15 rivers in the basin. /

/ Floods take 2,715 hectares of crops in 7 departments. Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture, Victor Hugo Cardenas, reported the loss of 2,715 acres of root crops, orchards, vineyards, cereals, vegetables and other by the rains and floods. /

/ Heavy rainfall in the last week in Bolivia affected 32,500 people, left five people dead and flooded thousands of acres in this country, local authorities said. Deputy Minister of Civil Defence, Oscar Cabrera, said about 6,565 families, representing some 32,500 people, were affected by floods in five of the nine departments, caused by the rains. /

/ Nearly 6,500 families have been affected by heavy rains that caused flooding in at least five regions of Bolivia, the government said. The regions most affected by the rains are La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba, which also caused landslides, said Vice Minister of Civil Defence, Oscar Cabrera to radio Erbol. Those are the departments of the date the report is doing some swollen rivers as a consequence of rainfall. To date, the report said the affected families to reach 6,565 families in 89 municipalities, "he explained. /

/ More than 6,500 families are affected by the overflowing of rivers in five of the nine departments of Bolivia. /

Peru:

/ Cause rivers to overflow flooding of 200 homes in Madre de Dios.  This district of Madre de Dios which borders Brazil and Bolivia suffered from days of heavy rain in this area. After the rivers Acre (Brazil) and Yaverija (Bolivia) is out of hand, the water ended up flooding the district center of Peru. In the north, the river overflows caused landslides in Tocache Monsoon (San Martin) and Monsoon (Huánuco), which remained isolated districts Pizana and Gunpowder. In Tocache, the bridge Cashiyacu was washed away. In Loreto, the municipality of Alto Amazonas emergency declared in the district, since there are 5 thousand people affected by the overflowing of the river Huallaga. This occurred because the crops have been flooded in 53 communities, which would leave food for this many people. In Piura, has already lost 2,004 acres of crops by floods. The Regional Directorate of Agriculture reported that 75% of these areas are in the highlands of the department./

/Housing collapse by flooding in Juliaca. The city of Juliaca rainfall stand for almost 12 hours, which caused the collapse of several houses of rustic material that ended up standing water flooded the streets. /

/ Piura: declare an emergency in the Las Lomas district by floods. So far there are 18 houses collapsed and 200 affected, the mayor of Las Lomas, Milton Neyra. The district of Las Lomas will be declared an emergency, this due to damage caused by torrential rains that have flooded villages, crop areas and to the central market district. /

/ Much of the country is on alert for the constant rains that have precipitated in different parts of the coast, highlands and jungle. Madre de Dios, the overflow of rivers Acre and Yaverija, due to increased flow thereof by precipitation, left flooded streets and homes of the inhabitants of the district Iñapari in Tahuamanu province on the border with Brazil and Bolivia Peru. /

Ecuador:

/ 150 families are evacuated from flooding in Chone. Until this morning as Tacheve sectors, San Pablo, El Badeal and Vargas Pazos still under water after the overflowing of the river early Friday Chone. In addition there are over 1 700 families affected, of which 150 remain evacuated in shelters.
According to Vera Ítalo Colamarco Mayor Chone, Manabi, with machinery of the Municipality was to channel the water in areas still flooded. Moreover, in the last hours has not rained. /

/ Thousands affected by floods in Ecuador. Thousands of people remain homeless due to flooding rains in the Ecuadorian provinces of Guayas and Manabi in the last week. Also reported flooded hundreds of acres, crop loss and death of an 56 year old from drowning after falling into the water after a seizure. /

/ Floods kill one dead in Manabi /

/ Ten thousand families affected by flooding in Chone. Mosquito Country Tick and feeding the Chone River flows and caused exceeded its flood. About ten thousand families have been affected by the flooding that the city of Chone morning. In several neighborhoods and towns the water level exceeded two meters in height. /

/ Chone, underwater
Hundreds of families left their homes in boats of the Red Cross and other organizations. The billboards placed in different areas of Chone with the phrase "Never Again" on a picture where the city is flooded and people going out in boats, became homesick, yesterday, with 80% of the city manabita dawned under the water after heavy rain fall since Thursday afternoon and lasted until the early hours of Friday. Large Rivers and Mosquito level rose and join the Chone made this overflow and affects mainly Tacheve neighborhoods, Los Almendros, Paradise, Vargas Pazzos, Recreation, Aray, Las Marias, Mario Loor, Chequelandia, Yoyita , Los Chonanas, Middle World, Santa Martha, Carmelita, where the water reached up to 2.5 meters high. /

/ Food, bottled water and spraying. These are urgent requirements that claim the inhabitants of the various sectors of the canton Miracle (Guayas) found underwater. Peripheral neighborhoods are flooded since Wednesday 8. The rising of the rivers Chimbo and Miracle and the estuary Monkeys, milagreños affected residents. The most dramatic situation pass through neighborhoods like La Margarita, North Unit, Bellavista, New Drive, San Jose ... Those places are under water and there are families who left their homes and placed in shelters. /

Chile:

/ Flooding in San Pedro de Atacama leaving 800 affected and 13 tourists evacuated.
Two rivers overflowed today in northern Chile due to heavy rainfall in the last hours and caused flooding around the tourist town of San Pedro de Atacama, where there are 800 victims and thirteen tourists have been evacuated. The rains, which began Friday afternoon, caused the flooding of the Rio Grande and the Salado, passing close to Andean villages, according to Efe director of the National Emergency Office of the Antofagasta region, Irina Salgado. /

Bolivia:

Some 6,500 families were affected by floods in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb. 16 (UPI) - Nearly 6,500 families have been affected by heavy rains that caused flooding in at least five regions of Bolivia, the government said.

The regions most affected by the rains are La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba, which also caused landslides, said Vice Minister of Civil Defence, Oscar Cabrera to radio Erbol.

Those are the departments of the date the report is doing some swollen rivers as a consequence of rainfall. To date, the report said the affected families to reach 6,565 families in 89 municipalities, "he explained.

Cabrera said that the government will carry air to the affected areas food and supplies to affected families.

http://espanol.upi.com/Noticias-destacadas/2012/02/16/Unas-6500-fam...

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Heavy rains left some 32,500 homeless in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - Heavy rainfall in the last week in Bolivia affected 32,500 people, left five people dead and flooded thousands of acres in this country, local authorities said.

Deputy Minister of Civil Defence, Oscar Cabrera, said about 6,565 families, representing some 32,500 people, were affected by floods in five of the nine departments, caused by the rains.

Three people were killed last Wednesday by the fall of a wall weakened by rain, in the populous Achachicala, three kilometers from the center of the city of La Paz. Two others died days before.

Deputy Minister of Civil Defence, Oscar Cabrera, said that flood emergencies were mainly in the departments of La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba.

"To date, there are 6,565 families in 89 municipalities," explained Cabrera.

According to their report, the department most affected is La Paz, with 1,533 families affected, Oruro, with 1,578; Potosi, in 1461, Chuquisaca, with 1,000, and Cochabamba, with 431. On the remaining 530 families affected did not elaborate.

Cabrera said it takes hard work in coordinating departmental offices to provide humanitarian aid to the victims.

The official said the Civil Defense has personnel in the different capitals of the departments, even with the support of the armed forces, to strengthen the work of emergency.

Cabrera assured that the government will reach all the affected families with food and supplies.

Regarding the overflowing rivers, noted that the National Naval Hydrography orange alert reported by overflowing tributaries of the Beni River Abuna, Ibare, Mamore, and Iténez Yacuma.

"They are the major rivers where the waters are rising level and is a concern, so take forecasts for when the red alert is declared almost have flooded sections of Beni and Blanket" he said.

Recommended that the families living on the banks of the rivers that move to higher ground to avoid further disasters.

Heavy rains caused the overflow causing the population to stay almost completely flooded. Emergency services were activated in the region.

The coordinator of the Governor of Pando, Androcle Gate, reported on the work of rescue.

During February it rained in most parts of Bolivia, thunderstorms were recorded for several days, especially in eastern Bolivia.

The rains led to the rise of the river Acre and others in the region, putting emergency Bolpebra residents of the border with Brazil.

Bolpebra is a small town and municipality in the department of Pando (northwest) along the Acre River, converge at the point where Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.

It received its name from the combination of the first letters of the names of the three countries. It covers 12 hectares and a population of 400 inhabitants.

http://spanish.peopledaily.com.cn/31614/7732158.html

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OVER 6,500 FAMILIES AFFECTED BY FLOODING IN BOLIVIA

La Paz, February 17 (Telam). - More than 6,500 families are affected by the overflowing of rivers in five of the nine departments of Bolivia.
Deputy Minister of Civil Defence, Oscar Cabrera, said that emergencies were mainly in the departments of La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba.
Currently the victims reach 6,565 families from 89 municipalities, with La Paz department hardest hit with 1,533 families followed with 1,578 families Oruro, Potosi with 1,461 families, 1,000 families Chuquisaca, and Cochabamba with 431 families, according to ABI's office.
Cabrera said they are coordinating the relief and has personnel in capitals, even with the support of the armed forces to strengthen the work of emergency.
Regarding the overflow of rivers, the official said the National Naval Hydrography orange alert reported by overflowing tributaries of the Beni River Abuna, Ibare, Mamore, and Iténez Yacuma.
"They are the major rivers where the waters are rising level and is a concern so we will take the forecasts because when you declare a red alert will virtually flooded areas of Beni and Blanket", said Vice Minister of Civil Defence . (Telam)
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http://www.elcomercial.com.ar/index.php?option=com_telam&view=d...

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Bolivia rains leave more than 25 000 people affected

Tuesday February 14, 2012

The floods affecting 87 of the 323 municipalities in nine departments and, according to civil defense, it was found that 6,050 families lost their homes by flooding or mudslides and landslides across the country.

The National Weather Service announced that the rains and hail will continue until Wednesday in the West and gave an alert thunderstorms in parts of Santa Cruz and Beni in the Amazon region.

According to Civil Defense, the department most affected is La Paz, with 20 municipalities flooded only between Saturday and Monday due to flooding of the tributaries of the Rio La Paz, at the bottom of this city.

Just 15 miles south of La Paz, in four rural municipalities lost 980 hectares of potatoes, alfalfa, qinua, forages and corn. Part of Rio Abajo is a supplier of fruits and vegetables in this city.

Dozens of families have lived for two weeks in tents and makeshift shelters in the fall of their homes built on the slopes of La Paz or to danger of collapse after 15 hours of uninterrupted rain.

In Potosi, southern Andean highlands, several rivers overflowed and flooded the towns of Cotagaita fully and Vitichi and landslides affecting the rail to the borders with Chile and Argentina. In Santa Cruz in the east, the flooding of streets and avenues turned into streams stopped at midday vehicle traffic, as in Cochabamba, in the center of the country.

Due to heavy rains in the Andean highlands, the hydrographic service warned that there is danger of overflowing rivers in the eastern region that flow into the Amazon basin.

The water level rose over the weekend on the river 124 feet Ibare, Beni, as in the Madre de Dios rivers, and Bermejo and are Ichilo red flag with five of the 15 rivers in the basin.

http://www.lanacion.cl/lluvias-en-bolivia-dejan-mas-de-25-mil-perso...

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Floods take 2,715 hectares of crops in 7 departments

Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture, Victor Hugo Cardenas, reported the loss of 2,715 acres of root crops, orchards, vineyards, cereals, vegetables and other by the rains and floods.

"The affected products are barley, quinoa, potatoes, vegetables, fodder, corn, bean goose, wheat, grapes, tomatoes and others. According to the data, the regions most affected are La Paz, Oruro, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Potosi, Tarija and Santa Cruz, "he said.

Meanwhile, the government agency has no data on crop and livestock losses in the departments of Beni and Pando. However, the national government has 14 million Bolivians to address affected 29 municipalities in seven departments.

Vasquez explained that the government has the resources will be invested in early warning systems, when hundreds of families already facing the consequences of natural phenomenon, in addition, the implementation of home gardens, veterinary services and best practices in risk management issue.

Most affected families in Cochabamba

The head of the Risk Management Unit of the Governor of Cochabamba, Oscar Soriano said the rains and floods affected more families in the area of La Tamborada, Quillacollo and Capinota.

The governor helped machinery Departmental Roads Service (Sedcam) and the military to assist families who suffered loss of crops and homes.

http://www.opinion.com.bo/opinion/articulos/2012/0216/noticias.php?...

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Peru:

Photos: Floods in Madre de Dios rivers overflow

Much of the country is on alert for the constant rains that have precipitated in different parts of the coast, highlands and jungle. Mother of God, overflowing rivers and Yaverija Acre, due to increased flow thereof by precipitation, left flooded streets and homes of the inhabitants of the district Iñapari in Tahuamanu province, bordering Peru Brazil and Bolivia.

Yesterday afternoon, the reportuitero Erick Villalobos Fhon Reportuit informed of the situation in this town overflow product. In addition, shared photos were taken in the Interoceanic Highway, connecting Peru to Brazil, and was partially affected.

As shown in the pictures, the streets are flooded and many houses quedados like islands amid the flood. The affected population has been moved to the highlands.

http://peru21.pe/2012/02/17/reportuit/asi-vive-madre-dios-inundacio...

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Housing collapse by flooding in Juliaca
The city of Juliaca rainfall stand for almost 12 hours, which caused the collapse of several houses of rustic material that ended up standing water flooded the streets.

The neighborhoods most affected are John the Good and Miguel Grau at the exit to Puno, where artificial lakes formed by preventing the people leaving their homes. "We are calling all night fire, but we do not ignore," said one villager.

The term water entering the rooms where the residents are sleeping, this has made it impossible to continue living there, because the walls were soaked and about to collapse.

"We need urgent pumps, this part because we have remained under water or sewage, I hope the mayor can support us with volquetadas ballast to raise the level a bit," said a neighbor.

http://www.losandes.com.pe/Regional/20120215/60837.html

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Cause rivers to overflow flooding of 200 homes in Madre de Dios

Yesterday morning Iñapari flooded. This district of Madre de Dios which borders Brazil and Bolivia suffered from days of heavy rain in this area. After the rivers Acre (Brazil) and Yaverija (Bolivia) is out of hand, the water ended up flooding the district center of Peru.

As mayor, Celso Curi, more than 200 homes have been affected and people-including 250 Haitian refugees more than a month has been moved to the highlands of the place.

The emergency was introduced early yesterday morning when the mentioned rivers began to increase its volume, at 10 cm per hour. The houses woke flooded and muddy clearing.

Curi said that the water has covered 30 cm of homes and public places, such as the municipality and the church. "Haitians and the rest of the population have been taken by boat to Colonia, which is the highest part of the district. Here we have set up tents in the sports platform, we will also use another local school and we have, "he said.

However, what worries the mayor is that in the headwaters Acre and Yaverija still raining heavily. The mayor asked for help from Civil Defence, as the materials at their disposal are inadequate.

PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTH
In Arequipa, two landslides between kilometers 934 and 941 of the Panamericana Sur highway traffic impeded by this route from 7:30 pm At press time, the problem continued.

It was reported that to avoid shortages, police stopped the vehicles in the district of La Joya and in the Pedregal.

CONSEQUENCES OF AVALANCHE
Meanwhile, Prime Minister, Oscar Valdés, said yesterday that Cabinet propose to declare emergency in eleven provinces of Ancash have been affected by landslides caused by rainfall. Regional President Cesar Alvarez said it will use 10% of the fee, that is, for emergencies S/.12 million.

At the meeting with authorities ancashinas Valdes was also present Cosme Aranda Mayor Pallasca. This province was hit on Wednesday after a dam collapsed by rain and faults in construction, which caused an avalanche that destroyed roads and left three people dead.

Valdes agreed to arrange the loan of a structure to put in place of damaged bridge Quiroz in Pallasca. Also that day would begin an airlift, since the damage left incommunicado eleven districts.

REGIONS MORE
In Cusco, a mile down the road from Santa Teresa district, province Convention, is blocked since last weekend.

In Puno, the people settled on the banks of rivers Ramis, Coata and wrench on red alert was declared by the Civil Defense in the region. This is due to the flood of their money.

In the north, the river overflows caused landslides in Tocache Monsoon (San Martin) and Monsoon (Huánuco), which remained isolated districts Pizana and Gunpowder. In Tocache, the bridge Cashiyacu was washed away.

In Loreto, the municipality of Alto Amazonas emergency declared in the district, since there are 5 thousand people affected by the overflowing of the river Huallaga. This occurred because the crops have been flooded in 53 communities, which would leave food for this many people.

In Piura, has already lost 2,004 acres of crops by floods. The Regional Directorate of Agriculture reported that 75% of these areas are in the highlands of the department.

In La Libertad, the access roads to the province of Santiago de Chuco remain blocked for a week.

In the central jungle, the river continues to grow Perene in the province of Chandigarh, especially at the height of Pichanaki district. However, about 30 families Playa Escondida sector refuse to evacuate their homes located near the tributary.

Meanwhile, the river swept Chorrobamba motorized two bridges and several hectares of crops in San Miguel, in Ayacucho province of La Mar Ciro Hawk, mayor of this province, urgently requested machinery for channeling works in the river so that do not cause damage.

DETAILS
In Machu Picchu
The head of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, Ada Castillo said that the railway Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu was reopened yesterday after being closed as a precaution.

Affected in Arequipa
The initial assessment of damage caused by recent rains in Arequipa is 6 thousand people affected, 2,800 hectares of crops destroyed and S/.150 million in losses. In the province of Arequipa, 80% of roads are damaged.

http://elcomercio.pe/peru/1375542/noticia-desborde-rios-causa-inund...

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Piura: declare an emergency in the Las Lomas district by floods

So far there are 18 houses collapsed and 200 affected, the mayor of Las Lomas, Milton Neyra.

The district of Las Lomas will be declared an emergency, this due to damage caused by torrential rains that have flooded villages, crop areas and to the central market district.

The district mayor, Milton Simbala Neyra, told RPP Noticias that the water threatens to continue collapsing houses that are built by adobe. The increased flow in Quebrada La Huaca, because of heavy rains, is what caused the flooding, he said.

"We have 18 houses collapsed and 200 affected. Some have left their homes to get safely on the recommendation of Civil Defense, "said Neyra.

Many farmers have lost their crops and farm animals, the mayor concluded.

http://www.rpp.com.pe/2012-02-14-piura-declaran-en-emergencia-a-dis...

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Ecuador:

150 families are evacuated from flooding in Chone
Until this morning as Tacheve sectors, San Pablo, El Badeal and Vargas Pazos still under water after the overflowing of the river early Friday Chone. In addition there are over 1 700 families affected, of which 150 remain evacuated in shelters.

According to Vera Ítalo Colamarco Mayor Chone, Manabi, with machinery of the Municipality was to channel the water in areas still flooded. Moreover, in the last hours has not rained.

Michael Way, provincial director of the National Risk of Manabi, said the affected families will be given Chone 'kits' cleaning (cleaning supplies) plus food and water.

Way said that until now Chone is the area most affected by the scourge of winter, but all Manabi is on alert. Hence, the Emergency Operations Committees cantonal, the National Risk and other institutions are working together.

http://www.elcomercio.com/pais/familias-siguen-evacuadas-inundacion...

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Thousands affected by floods in Ecuador

Thousands of people remain homeless due to flooding rains in the Ecuadorian provinces of Guayas and Manabi in the last week.

Also reported flooded hundreds of acres, crop loss and death of an 56 year old from drowning after falling into the water after a seizure.

Local authorities accelerate the evacuation of families in small boats in flooded rural communities, where the waters exceed one meter in height.

To the emergency, the Secretary of Health and Safety and the Ministry of Health distributed medicines, food and supplies to meet the basic needs of the inhabitants, many of them housed in shelters arranged in safe places.

The cantons Yaguachi belongs to Guayas, and Chone, Manabi, are most affected by weather conditions resulting from the winter period, which is complicated by the increase in cases of classic and hemorrhagic dengue in this region so far this year, which resulted in one fatality.

Since last Thursday carried out evacuations of at least 100 families per day and is expected to increase the number of persistent situation in the coming days.

According to authorities, the damages resulting from a poor urban planning, the invasion of buildings in unsafe and lack of sewerage and drainage channels.

Moreover, the majority of homes in rural areas have been built basically flooded with reeds, which aggravates the situation.

In recent days the water level has yielded little due to saturation of the soil, so it requires the relocation of populations and the urgency in starting the works to open channels and clean up the river beds.

It is expected that on Tuesday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, install the Operations Committee Emerging Chone, for the care of the situation resulting from floods, Prensa Latina said.

http://granma.co.cu/2012/02/13/interna/artic39.html

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Floods kill one dead in Manabi
And PORTOVIEJO CHONE • Archimedes Rofolfo Pisco Macias, 56 years old, is the first fatality leaving the harsh winter that plagues Manabi. His death would have caused the last Friday in the evening as his neighbors saw him alive until that day, but was found yesterday. In addition, the state of decomposition it was in his body was deduced that was two days late.

It was found by his friend on the stairs of his house, located in the Tierra Amarilla site of Rocafuerte, where the water reached a meter in height due to flooding that sector suffered by the last rains.
As reported, when he noticed his disappearance went looking and found the harrowing scene, his friend was dead. He immediately gave notice to the Fire Department.

Fulton Joel Mendoza, head of the Body Guard of the Canton Fire Department, reported that, apparently, Pisco Macias would have given a seizure as she got home, causing it to fall into the water and drowned.

His body was taken to the communal house of Tierra Amarilla to the consternation of his neighbors he was well known and loved in the place. He lived alone and was separated.

Unhappy coincidence
In addition, a 12 year old girl, who tried to bathe in the river yesterday tick in Chone, suddenly fell in a sewer. Although his father, Gregory Zambrano tried to save her, was impossible. The event raised approximately 10:30 yesterday.

Close to the family indicated that the minor with his parents, traveling in a wooden box car and crossing the river, the children wanted to swim and as there were no major risks, the parents agreed.

They explained that the child slipped on a stone and fell into the gutter. The father wanted her out, but failed to do so, because his legs were crossed which prevented the rescue and even almost drowns trying to rescue his daughter. Finally had to ask for help from another person in order to rescue her.

Neglect
The family claimed that the sewer does not exist any signal. His body was rescued minutes later in the same place where he drowned. Subsequently, the National Police went to the amphitheater of the Civil Hospital, where they made the removal of the body with the prosecutor on duty.

Fear of disease outbreak
Health officials began to move doctors and medicines in different sectors of the province. In Chone, a group of 15 professionals from Social Security Institute (IESS) gave attention yesterday in neighborhoods affected by the flood.

Stagnant waters begin to emanate bad smells, so they fear the presence of disease.

The Citadel Los Almendros, one of the hardest hit, has about 120 families and only two remain in temporary accommodation. Yesterday, the waters have not evacuated in certain streets. It was one of the areas visited by the medical brigade.

http://www.lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101282977/-1/Inun...

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Ten thousand families affected by flooding in Chone
Mosquito Country Tick and feeding the Chone River flows and caused exceeded its flood.

About ten thousand families have been affected by the flooding that the city of Chone morning. In several neighborhoods and towns the water level exceeded two meters in height. The participation of members of the police, military, Red Cross, Civil Defense, Fire Department was instrumental in the stools.

The famous banners placed the National Secretariat for Water (Senagua) in various sectors of the city and looked the phrase "never again flood" was only that - in phrases. The districts most affected were Tacheve, El Paraiso, Los Almendros, La Victoria, Colamarco, Mario Loor and others, where water forced several families to leave from their homes. Unquantifiable losses are far.

Members of the Operations Committee (EOC) cantonal woke providing the necessary assistance to families in the lower sectors. The distress calls were present from the early hours of Thursday night and immediately began the evacuation was temporary shelters.

Worsened the problem

The problem became acute in the morning. After midnight it was hearing the first blast of the siren of the Fire Department announcing the entrance of the river to the city streets. The second announcement was about 06:00. Many woke up putting your belongings safely. The river water entered mainly by channeling overflow channel to the height of the bypass.

The political chief of the canton, Humboldt Moreira Menendez explained that 63 people (men, women and children) made in 16 families were housed in the Municipal educational school. If they continue evacuations - the alternative accommodation of the school buildings will Oswaldo Castro. In the afternoon, the governor of Manabi, Susan Duenas delivered meals for those in the
shelters.

COE Secretary Jose Castro Loor explained that Mosquito Rio Grande and major tributaries of the Rio Chone collapsed neighborhoods and towns located in the lower zones. The level reached two meters high and had four boats operating.

Chone Mayor and President of the COE, Italo Colamarco after touring the affected areas is estimated that about ten thousand families affected, not to mention the rise in the rural parishes as Convent, Eloy Alfaro, Canuto, among others.

Work done

He highlighted the role played by the institutions of the COE. It had the support of the Department of Risk Management. Manta arrived members of the Fire Department to assist with the evacuation of the most critical.

He said that in the center of the city was relatively water because pumping stations worked normally. In Simbocal dam located on the road San Vicente there were problems, but the floodgates opened for the water down faster. In the afternoon the COE reconvened to make assessments.

Collapse in rural

Chone Vice Mayor Alberto Saldarreaga indicated that in rural parishes there were some problems. In Canuto, the river caused serious damage to agriculture in the Rio Grande sites, Bejuquillo, La Chorrera, Piñuela, Vanilla. There were landslides that disrupted the tracks, but with the machinery of the board were enabled.

http://www.eldiario.com.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/219832-inundacio...

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Chone, underwater
CHONE, Manabí.El Tacheve neighborhood is one of 15 where flooding was critical yesterday. Hundreds of families left their homes in boats of the Red Cross and other organizations.

The billboards placed in different areas of Chone with the phrase "Never Again" on a picture where the city is flooded and people going out in boats, became homesick, yesterday, with 80% of the city manabita dawned under the water after heavy rain fall since Thursday afternoon and lasted until the early hours of Friday.

Large Rivers and Mosquito level rose and join the Chone made this overflow and affects mainly Tacheve neighborhoods, Los Almendros, Paradise, Vargas Pazzos, Recreation, Aray, Las Marias, Mario Loor, Chequelandia, Yoyita , Los Chonanas, Middle World, Santa Martha, Carmelita, where the water reached up to 2.5 meters high.

Yesterday was the first overflow of the river in this winter, although Chone already flooded earlier this week by the clogging of sewers. This county is one of the eight who were affected by the storm in the last 48 hours in Manabi, where there was also the breaking of the first order and roads.

Members of the Operations Committee (EOC) of Chone woke fielding calls for help. The problem came from the morning. At 00:05 yesterday heard the first blast of the siren of the Fire Department announcing the entrance of the river to the city streets. The second announcement came at about 06:00. COE Secretary Jose Castro Loor said the Rio Grande, the main tributary of the River Chone, collapsed neighborhoods and towns.

The mayor, Vera Ítalo Colamarco said that for this emergency had the support of the military, police, firefighters, Red Cross and had to ask for more boats to neighboring cantons, such as Manta, and the Secretariat of Risk Management. "This is a great emergency Chone" he said.

http://www.eluniverso.com/2012/02/11/1/1447/chone-agua.html

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Miracle dwellers for help with floods
Food, bottled water and spraying. These are urgent requirements that claim the inhabitants of the various sectors of the canton Miracle (Guayas) found underwater.

Peripheral neighborhoods are flooded since Wednesday 8. The rising of the rivers Chimbo and Miracle and the estuary Monkeys, milagreños affected residents.

So last Friday the Mayor and President of the Operations Committee Emerging Francisco Asan said on orange alert to the area to facilitate the acquisition of resources and help.

The most dramatic situation pass through neighborhoods like La Margarita, North Unit, Bellavista, New Drive, San Jose ...

Those places are under water and there are families who left their homes and placed in shelters.

Tutivén Ricardo, head of Operational Fire Brigade Milagro, said eight families were evacuated to Bellavista Britain Center. "There are also problems in other areas of the city like the back of the State University, where we had to accommodate 40 families Jaime Roldós in school."

Yesterday, in three small boats with firefighters who have collaborated with staff of the National Malaria Eradication which distributed tents to those affected.

Angel Flores, inspector, said an awning is shared by every bed and expected to deliver about 1 500 in the affected areas of Miracle.

In a slightly larger boat, members of the Special Operations Group (GOE) collaborated not only with security tasks but also to evacuate the residents in need.

Corporal Ronald Lastra said that the more remote parts of The Margarita took three children with symptoms of dengue. They were rushed to hospital León Becerra. "The problem is that people do not want to leave their homes and prefer to stay under water for fear of being robbed what little they have."

"That opened a gate in the mill so that water can circulate. So we are filled with water, "said Ignacio Correa annoying, who built a raft to leave the site.

Next to his house from a window Light Penafiel, 70, asks that you bring water and who lives alone and has nothing to drink.

There are houses that look no further. In other two cars are semihundidos. Miracle Electric Company must raise the meters to avoid coming into contact with water. So the service has not been suspended.

"I hope you remember us and the authorities to visit us," complained Jackson Torres, who took eight blocks floating cylinder gas to go buy a citadel nearby. While neighbors are taking their belongings on rafts rustic.

http://www.elcomercio.com/pais/Moradores-Milagro-piden-ayuda-inunda...

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Chile:

Flooding in San Pedro de Atacama leaving 800 affected and 13 tourists evacuated


Two rivers overflowed today in northern Chile due to heavy rainfall in the last hours and caused flooding around the tourist town of San Pedro de Atacama, where there are 800 victims and thirteen tourists have been evacuated.

The rains, which began Friday afternoon, caused the flooding of the Rio Grande and the Salado, passing close to Andean villages, according to Efe director of the National Emergency Office of the Antofagasta region, Irina Salgado.

Although Chile is summer and rain in San Pedro de Atacama, located in the desert namesake, are very scarce, the area is under the influence of highland winter, the period of greatest rainfall, which affects areas of the Andes between December and in March.

"As of noon yesterday issued a yellow alert for communes (districts) of San Pedro, Ollagüe and Calama, a frontal system affecting the area and has thunderstorms, snow and precipitation across the Andes" said Salgado.

In the center of San Pedro, where the streets are dirt and the houses have only one plant, housing and residences for tourists have been flooded.

Meanwhile, the routes connecting San Pedro with nine small towns are cut by slipping small avalanche of stones and mud, and three border crossings with Bolivia and Argentina are closed.

"We also have twenty-five people affected belong to the town of Quitor (three kilometers from San Pedro) and have been moved to a shelter authorized by the municipality, as a small avalanche hit their homes," said Salgado.

Altogether there are about 800 homeless people "at different levels," according to reporters on Quartermaster (governor) acting as Antofagasta, Luis Garrido.

Some localities have problems with power and water, he said.

On the other hand, thirteen tourists were stranded in the Laguna Cejar had to be rescued by firefighters.

Salgado said that so far has not been necessary to evacuate more tourists and visitors advised not to make excursions in the mountain area.

In the work of collaborating emergency police, fire, army personnel and employees of mining companies in the area.

The town, located 1,658 kilometers northeast of Santiago, has a population of just 5,000 inhabitants, but is one of the tourist spots in the country, and in their vicinity can be visited natural attractions like the geysers of Tatio and the Valley of the Moon.

http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1102157

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[Andrey Eroshin]

18.02.12.

A flood destroyed part of the highway, which connects the area Lunuaná with the area Imperial, Peru.

http://canetehoy.blogspot.com/2012/02/rio-canete-destruye-carretera...