Following the flood recorded last Thursday in Las Condes, the National Directorate of the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) asked ten municipalities in the Metropolitan Region that remain under red alert to hold their respective Disaster Risk Management Committees (Cogrid) tomorrow, October 11, in light of the weather forecast for next week.
The instruction was communicated in the agency's latest report and was recorded in Official Letter No. 2044, dated this Saturday, October 10, and signed by the agency's national director, Alicia Cebrián.
The document was addressed to the mayors of the municipalities of Puente Alto, Lo Barnechea, La Florida, Colina, Las Condes, La Reina, Vitacura, San José de Maipo, Pirque, and Peñalolén, and cites Law 21.364 and other provisions regulating the National Disaster Prevention and Response System as its basis.
The request aims to reinforce preventive work and prepare municipal governments' response to potential emergencies associated with the weather event forecast for next week, during which between 10 and 20 mm of rain is expected on Monday alone.
According to the official letter, convening the Cogrids will make it possible to focus preparation tasks, identify the capacities available to deal with an emergency, and facilitate the rehabilitation of areas that could be affected.
Senapred issues warning about the El Niño phenomenon
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Following the landslide recorded last Thursday in Las Condes, the National Directorate of the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) requested that ten municipalities in the Metropolitan Region that remain under red alert hold their respective Disaster Risk Management Committees (Cogrid) tomorrow, October 11, in light of the weather forecast for next week. The instruction was communicated in the agency's latest report and was recorded in Official Letter No. 2044, dated this Saturday, October 10, and signed by the agency's national director, Alicia Cebrián. The document was addressed to the mayors of the municipalities of Puente Alto, Lo Barnechea, La Florida, Colina, Las Condes, La Reina, Vitacura, San José de Maipo, Pirque, and Peñalolén, and cites Law 21.364 and other provisions regulating the National Disaster Prevention and Response System as its basis. The request aims to reinforce preventive work and prepare municipal governments' response to potential emergencies associated with the weather event expected next week, for which between 10 and 20 mm of rainfall is forecast on Monday alone. According to the official letter, convening the Cogrids will make it possible to focus preparedness tasks, identify the capacities available to deal with an emergency, and facilitate the rehabilitation of areas that could be affected. Senapred warns about the El Niño phenomenon In the document, Senapred's national director recalled that the El Niño phenomenon will continue to be present over the coming months and could generate rainfall above normal ranges, as well as episodes of extreme rain. The agency linked that warning to the information provided by the Directorate of Meteorology of Chile (DMC). The communication also notes that holding the municipal committees is part of the coordination work contemplated in the National Disaster Prevention and Response System. Its objective is for each municipality to be able to review its resources and response capabilities before a potential contingency. Coordination with regional and central agencies Senapred added that the Ministry of the Interior, the agency's national directorate, the Metropolitan Regional Presidential Delegation, Senapred's regional directorate, and the technical and response agencies will monitor the development of the weather event. According to the official letter, this work seeks to provide the necessary information and contribute to effective risk reduction management, in accordance with current regulations. The document was also distributed to the Metropolitan Regional Presidential Delegation and to various Senapred units, including the emergency management and early warning areas of the regional directorate.