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”This
is a disaster, I saw avenues and houses covered by mud, this
is more that simple floods”, she said. “ Now we have to
work for these people, then we will have to take time
researching about why this happened” she added. To finish
her comments she also added that the government will support
the project for buying lands and then build almost 600
houses for the affected families.
The
National Senator, Sonia Escudero, will present a project to
declare “social and economic emergency” for a 180 days
period. Also claims to the Cabinet’s Chief the urgent
amount of $50 million Arg. Pesos (
u$s14,300,000) to help people in the area and
proposed the prohibition of clearing the lands of trees and
the exploration to get oil, by now. Also gave permission to
the AFIP (
The Federal Administration for the Public Income) to
reduce some taxes to local employers and some enterprises.
Veterans
of the war for the Malvinas Islands started delivering food
and water since February 16°. They are working in the north
region which is the most affected.
Classes
will not start in Tartagal, many teachers lost their goods
and also need assistance. Pupils and administrative workers
are in a bad situation now so it is a fact that classes is a
topic to solve.
Good
news came to this region on February 18° when the President
of Argentina, Ms Christina Kirchner, announced an investment
of $2,500 million ( u$s 700,280,112) in order to build 6,000
houses, and others 160 buildings.
Now
more then 500 people are being assisted in a military camp
and others safe buildings.
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Water
is now decreasing its volume. But there are
still goods floating in the river.
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The
army helped people delivering them supplies,
shelters and other stuffs, after they stored and
catalogued donations.
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(Above)
Workers are being helped by local people to
organize the land and clean it up.
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