The Brazilian government offered, on Wednesday (12), aid to the administration of Javier Milei after flooding leave 16 dead in the port city of Bahía Blanca, in the province of Buenos Aires.
Through Itamaraty, Brazil offered Argentina five water purification units and 3.6 tons of dehydrated foods. The information was confirmed to CNN by the Brazilian ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli.
Floods in Argentina
On Sunday (9), the government of Argentina, due to the deaths caused by floods in Bahia Blanca.
Floods in the city, originated last Friday (7) also left missing and forced more than 1,700 people to be removed from their homes.
According to the authorities, the flood was due to heavy rains, which within hours reached 400 mm, the equivalent of almost 70% of the city’s annual average.
Floods of Rio Grande do Sul
In May last year, amid the floods of Rio Grande do Sul, 72,000 potabilizer tablets and two water purifying stations, accompanied by military personnel to operate them.
At the time, Argentina also offered 20 Argentine Federal Police agents and dogs, logistics experts at the White Helmet Commission [equipe de prestação de ajuda humanitária]a plane to transport people or cargo, three helicopters, health team with health team, tactical divers from Argentina and units of engineers with vessels.
