RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Brazil - Flood

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2009-12-28, 11:23:48 [UTC] Ref.no.: FL-20091228-24339-BRA Situation Update No. 1 On 2009-12-28 at 21:16:43 [UTC] Event: Flood Location: Brazil Province of Buenos Aires San Antonio de Areco Number of Deads: 2 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 3000 person(s) Situation: Argentine emergency officials say flooding has killed two people and driven thousands more from their homes in Buenos Aires province. Firefighters say a 10-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man drowned in rising waters in the city of Pergamino. The town of San Antonio de Areco has been hit particularly hard. About 3,000 people there were evacuated. Mayor Estela Lennon told Radio 10 on Monday that floodwaters were flowing through the main square "like a rushing river." Salto fire chief Juan Carlos Godoy said on TV news channel Todo Noticias that another 400 evacuated in his town. Argentina's National Meteorological Service issued a weather alert for seven provinces due to severe storms. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu