Floods in Paraguay: thousands of evacuees, chaos of vehicles and closure of schools and courts

The intense storms that hit the whole country generated flow and caused multiple damage, in addition to the overflow of water cbads in several cities, the newspaper reported ABC color.

197 schools had to close due to rains and the flooding of the Paraguay Riverwhich caused the worst floods of the last half-century in this country of South America.

According to Prensa Latina, Since last March, some 40,000 people have been evacuated by the overflow of the Paraguayan river, born in Brazil and crossing the country from north to south.

Asunción, San Lorenzo and Fernando de la Mora are among the most affected cities. In the capital, traffic became chaotic, the crossing was blocked at more than one place.

In addition, local media reported that many cars were stuck in the middle of the avenue, capsizing among the waters.

Minister of the Interior Juan Ernesto Villamayor, urged citizens to remain calm and safe in safe places, taking care of the dangers of traffic in bad weather.

"The national police deploy all its resources, especially in the capital, there are critical areas"he maintained.

On the other hand, as a result of the declaration of the state of national emergency, Routine activities and delays in judicial proceedings were suspended Friday by the Paraguayan Supreme Court in the southern province of Ñeembucú.

The Meteorological Directorate has indicated that the Paraguay River was 8.6 meters high on Friday, six centimeters higher than Thursday, exceeding the critical level. The disaster category would record the height reached 9.60 meters.

The meteorological department had not yet recorded the amount of water that had fallen but had declared that there were gales up to 70 kilometers to the hour.