Bahía Blanca enfrenta una catástrofe tras el desborde del arroyo Napostá, que dejó a la ciudad bajo el agua. Las inundaciones han destruido hogares y pertenencias, obligando a los residentes a buscar refugio en casas de familiares y amigos. Con al menos 16 fallecidos y cientos de personas desplazadas, la comunidad se une en un esfuerzo solidario para enviar donaciones esenciales como ropa, alimentos y agua potable. La tragedia ha movilizado tanto a ciudadanos como a figuras públicas, quienes instan al gobierno a proporcionar ayuda urgente para la reconstrucción de la ciudad.
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00:00In the epicenter of information where we are interested in being and it is in Bahía Blanca is our partner Leo Godoy live. How are you, Leo? Good morning
00:10How are you, Juli? Good morning. We are in Bahía Blanca, a city
00:16in the middle of the catastrophe, a city that was swept away by the water and that you are going to see. These are the images
00:23that you are going to see throughout the city of Bahía Blanca. We are in a place that was critical, which is here
00:30a few meters from what is the Arroyo Anapostá, an arroyo that overflowed and that turned into a trap
00:37for many of the neighbors of this area. You are going to see how
00:42now the houses, the houses were
00:45empty and literally took everything to the street. Nothing of what was inside these houses works. Look, I'm going to show you
00:52how
00:56everything was empty here, but I'm also going to cross and show you how far the water level was. I'm here, look.
01:05The wind now too, it will surely be a difficulty, but look, up to here
01:11was the water level, that is, where I am standing almost
01:15exceeds. I measure 1.73, therefore at least 1.75, 1.80
01:21almost water in each of these houses. Imagine, look, this is the entrance to the door.
01:26Here is the bell, it exceeded the height of the bell. Here you will see well the water mark on the door.
01:33Notice how it was obviously, this was very difficult until yesterday to be able to open.
01:38I say, there is no one, the family there that
01:41well, there we see some of the belongings, things that obviously
01:45are no longer useful. And the people of these places, of this block that we see that has suffered
01:51the same consequences, where are they?
01:56Look, many of the people
01:58looked for a shelter in some family, in some place that had things a little drier because here there was no mattress, look how I'm going to show you, look.
02:06There was no blanket, there was no towel, there was no
02:10campera, there was nothing dry here, everything was destroyed, so there was no dry shoe.
02:17So most of the people, what they were looking for, at least, is to try to find a place
02:22of some neighbor, some friend, some relative that had things a little drier and
02:29that's where they went. The one who didn't, well, in the middle of the humidity and what they still couldn't clean,
02:36they stayed to take care of the little and nothing that was left in this area, there was nothing left. Look, there in the background
02:43where the patrol is, there is a bridge, that's where this stream crosses, the Napostá.
02:48This overflowed and almost this whole area became part of that cause, that's why it was
02:53dragged. Little by little some people are coming back, let's see if they come to this height and we can talk
03:00with some of them. We are going to do it. Water, they bring water because water is a difficulty.
03:05I was going to ask you, the water, the light, the services. To be able to clean and drinkable water are fundamental.
03:14Hello, how, how, well, coming back, what to tell you?
03:20Coming back, we are every day, but the whole house is under water.
03:25The whole house is under water. We see that they had to take out everything that was there.
03:29We see that we don't have anything left, the fridge, we lose every day of the 65 years that we are getting together, everything, everything.
03:38It's been 45 years since we've been married, we've lost everything.
03:43We can see it, look at the house.
03:45Here we can show you, yes, you are telling us about the sign, Juli, look how far, right?
03:50Yes.
03:51Up to the height where it got.
03:53No, it's a disaster, it's a disaster, the truth is that there are so many years to build something
03:58that nature hits us.
04:00Where did you sleep? How do you accommodate?
04:03Where did you sleep? Where could you sleep?
04:05In my daughter's house, thank God, we have children and well, we spent the night there and during the day here trying to carry all this.
04:14We are two retirees, so let's hope that now they remember the retirees.
04:20No, that something comes.
04:22That something comes because I know that they are doing collections everywhere.
04:27If you need everything, you have nothing left.
04:30We have nothing left, nothing, nothing.
04:34mattress, bed, everything, everything you can imagine, everything.
04:38The car is covered, so we don't even have the car.
04:42Let's see, allow me, I don't know the signal, we have, the question is the signal.
04:46Come on, look, Leo, we'll take anything back.
04:48Let's see how far we have to go, you tell us.
04:50Come on, come on, no problem.
04:52Excuse me, well, look, there they are showing us, what is your name?
04:56Lilian.
04:57Lilian.
04:58Let's see, you were totally covered, how did you manage to get out?
05:01Here, I arrived with Mrs. Deacarlado, 92 years old, we went up with the neighbors above the roof,
05:08and there we were on the roof until 7 in the afternoon, 10 in the morning until 7 in the afternoon.
05:18Yes.
05:19Because they rescued us.
05:20No, nobody rescued us, when the water went down, we went down with the lady, with the grandmother.
05:26Nobody rescued us, there was no rescue here.
05:29No, no rescue arrived.
05:31No, no, never.
05:32They couldn't find out, let's see, I understand, they couldn't find out if everything was full of water.
05:37I understand, but that's something I'm never going to discuss.
05:43And among the neighbors you could go ...
05:45And thank God we have neighbors here, there, and we helped each other and we all went,
05:52gathering on top of the roof, because the people here with two children also lost everything.
05:58Let's see how far the signal gives us.
05:59Julio, you are telling us ...
06:00Okay, give Leo, anything, if we lose you, we resume.
06:05Now, well, now, of course, now you could ...
06:08We were able to clean with the children and everything.
06:10But well, the refrigerator, everything is destroyed, it is useless.
06:16I can't even talk.
06:17Okay, we understand, you are in the midst of anguish, pain, to see your whole life destroyed.
06:25Many years together and building the little one could have, working all your life to get to this,
06:33to all this that came down to you.
06:37So good.
06:38So good.
06:39Well, there are still the marks of the water.
06:42The marks, the marks of the water.
06:46And we went up there, we went up to the top of that roof.
06:49When do you think, Leo, that they will be able to return to the house?
06:51And there we were from 10 in the morning until 7 in the afternoon, when the water went down and we were able to go down alone.
06:56When will they be able to return? Little by little, you don't know.
07:00I don't know.
07:01Because there is no water, there is no light.
07:02There was no water.
07:04We were cleaning with water that our children did not have.
07:07There is light, but it cannot be turned on because it is a danger.
07:13As much as one has a thermos and that.
07:15The refrigerator fell, the TVs broke down, we had two.
07:20The computers all down.
07:22Everything, everything, everything.
07:24In two minutes the water was destroyed.
07:27And I with a disease, a leukemia.
07:31Did you ask for assistance?
07:33Were you able to talk to your doctor?
07:35No, I couldn't talk to anyone, impossible.
07:37I have medication, I am on medication.
07:39But, well, 8 years ago I am in remission.
07:44And well, I would go on.
07:46I'm going to keep fighting because it doesn't work for me.
07:48Of course, of course.
07:49It doesn't work for me.
07:50But let's hope that the donations that have been made come.
07:54Well, Liliana, I imagine that they have strength.
07:59Many years have passed.
08:00Surely you have gone through things like this.
08:02No, never, never.
08:04This never, this never.
08:06The water, the storm of the last time, has nothing to do with this.
08:11This, the water takes you.
08:13The water takes you everything.
08:15And it takes you one.
08:17I went out with the water up here.
08:19It didn't kill me.
08:21Panic moments, I imagine.
08:23Yes.
08:24And not wanting to come back.
08:26But hey, it's on one's floor, what one has.
08:30What you built now.
08:3245 years that we are with my husband and fighting it and well, building this.
08:39Well, thank you Liliana.
08:41No, thank you.
08:42Thank you very much.
08:43Well, this is the reality of the whole family.
08:44Yes.
08:45Destroyed, well, the vehicle was also trapped in the middle of all this.
08:52No, well.
08:53Look, I don't show you, but you can't.
08:56No, I can't.
08:57The truth is that it is something unusual.
08:59I, at the age I am, I am 37 years old and this never happened to me.
09:03I never saw this.
09:04And to see that this happens to my old people, the neighbors of all life.
09:09You were raised here.
09:10Yes.
09:11That they have to take everything out to the street because they have nothing left, absolutely nothing.
09:15It's something.
09:16Of course.
09:17In short, one is from the neighborhood where his neighborhood was created.
09:19Yes, yes, see the neighbors taking everything out.
09:22But everything was.
09:23There was nothing to serve.
09:25Because you grabbed Luis's table and he disarmed you.
09:28And when you started to see the situation, how could you know how they were?
09:32Well, imagine the desperation.
09:33And no, the desperation.
09:34I live in another neighborhood further away, in Bordeaux.
09:36And until 7 in the afternoon I grabbed the bicycle with my husband and he came here and saw them.
09:43Because there was a formula, it was to contact person to person.
09:46Because there was no communication, there was nothing.
09:48As is.
09:49So they could come, my husband is here because there on Route 35 you could not leave.
09:55So no, disaster.
09:57Well, strength, at least they are alive and they are well.
10:00Yes, that is the most important thing.
10:01Yes, yes, that is the most important thing.
10:03But hey, you see the material, all destroyed, so many years.
10:07Yes, no.
10:08And it hurts.
10:09It cost them a lot.
10:10So good.
10:12The reality of this family.
10:13One on this side, Leo.
10:14Little by little they are taking over.
10:15Yes, yes, you are perplexed thinking so many things.
10:16How, where does it start, how are they going to do it?
10:17And this that the lady said, which is important.
10:18Everything that is happening throughout the country with solidarity movements, with everything
10:19that is being collected.
10:20I hope it reaches all those who need it.
10:21Leo, give me a little while because we are going to go right where Christian Mercatante
10:22is.
10:23He is in Constitución.
10:24He is in Constitución.
10:25He is in Constitución.
10:26He is in Constitución.
10:27He is in Constitución.
10:28He is in Constitución.
10:29He is in Constitución.
10:30He is in Constitución.
10:31He is in Constitución.
10:32He is in Constitución.
12:13Oh, my God.
12:14What is going on?
12:15What is going on?
12:16Hello.
12:17Hello, how are you?
12:18What are you wearing?
12:19What are you going to win?
12:20Two coats and one pair of trousers.
12:21Two coats and one pair of trousers.
12:22How nice, how nice.
12:23He is very moved by what is happening in Maya Blanca.
12:24What do you think?
12:25I am disemployed, so I have compassion.
12:26Where do you bring this from?
12:27From here, from Guardanere.
12:28Perfect, thank you very much.
12:29Well, here you can see Juli, the donations.
12:30You can see the person who is in charge of the donations.
12:31So, Juli, you are a member of the community, are you going to be a part of the community?
12:32Yes, I am a member of the community.
12:33Thank you very much.
12:35Perfect, thank you very much.
12:37Well, here you can see, Juli, the donations.
12:41You can see that there are mattresses, there is bedding,
12:45because the clothes that got wet cannot be used again,
12:51because it is water that is mixed with rainwater, with river water.
12:57Yes, yes, all that.
12:59It is recommended that the clothes are not used again.
13:01Of course, it is no longer useful.
13:03So, well, clothing is very important.
13:05You can also see vegetables there.
13:08You can see mattresses.
13:10Fundamental.
13:11Water bottles.
13:12Yes.
13:13A lot of rainwear.
13:15Bahía Blanca has a very special climate.
13:17Even in summer it is very cold.
13:19Well, Cris, stay there.
13:21We are super attentive to what is happening.
13:23By the way, greetings to my colleagues, Mariana, Luis, Carlitos.
13:26How are you? Good morning.
13:27Good morning.
13:28Here we are all obviously attentive to what we are seeing.
13:31As usual, Mariana, right?
13:33Yes, absolutely.
13:34Juli, let's remember that we are going through three days of national mourning.
13:39Three days of national mourning that President Javier Milei
13:43has decreed last night.
13:45These three days of national mourning involve, of course,
13:48the flags in public offices,
13:51but it is also political recognition of a tragedy
13:55that we have already begun to count since Friday.
13:57The government confirmed that it will send some,
14:00I will tell you in dollars, because they are 10 billion dollars.
14:04Intendant Fernando Zubieles says that to begin to rebuild Bahía Blanca
14:10it needs 400 billion dollars.
14:14Don't say that, Mariana.
14:15And one wonders how they are going to do it.
14:17Where are they going to get the funds from?
14:19Well, now Juli is still there and Leo Godoy.
14:22They are in the emergency.
14:25They are still there, seeing what they find.
14:28The last report of the municipality, Juli, speaks.
14:3116 deceased, which is the last report from last night.
14:34Including the driver.
14:35Including the driver, exactly.
14:37The driver who sought to save the girls and his mother.
14:43And 960 people continue in different primary care centers
14:51because the situation of their homes is so precarious
14:54that, for example, this family that was with Leo
14:56can return home to start taking out everything that serves us,
15:00but there are houses that collapsed directly.
15:03The most affected locality is General Serri.
15:07On Friday we counted, because Juli,
15:10we were live and it was raining
15:13and we saw how the water reached people's necks.
15:16Daniel, the locality of General Serri and that of Engineer White
15:20are the two localities that are 30 kilometers away from Bahía Blanca.
15:25More affected and that the water took everything.
15:28Well, there are those who need it the most,
15:30but all of Bahía Blanca needs the support of the people.
15:33We are also working live with Flor Lligo,
15:35there in the church of Cacupé in Caballito.
15:37Flor, how are you? Good morning.
15:39Good morning, Juli.
15:41Here we are in Our Lady of Cacupé, as you said, in Rivadavia 4879.
15:46And look, we are going to show you around.
15:48This is what we can see in the courtyard,
15:51in the courtyard of the church, in one of the courtyards of the church,
15:54bags and bags, a huge amount of donations.
15:58This has come together during the weekend, Juli.
16:02There we can see, look, bags with some labels.
16:05There are people who take the job of labeling what is inside each bag.
16:11There we are seeing women's buses, for example.
16:16If we turn a little to the right, we will see backpacks,
16:21we will see water, cleaning products,
16:24things that are absolutely necessary for all the people who are in Bahía.
16:28Yes, really.
16:30What the parish priest told us, Juli,
16:33is that what facilitates their work is that they label those people
16:39who are going to bring donations, that they label what is in each bag.
16:43And what they need the most at this time,
16:45in addition to cleaning products, of course, is clothes.
16:48Because, of course, as you said a little while ago,
16:50clothes that if you get wet, you can't put them back on,
16:53you don't have a place to wash them.
16:55So the idea is that it is clothes that are clean and in good condition,
16:58so that when people receive them, they open the bag
17:01and can put them on at the moment.
17:03This is what they told us they are needing in this place.
17:07And it is also of utmost importance the help of the transporters.
17:11Imagine that here there are tons, because it really is not an exaggeration.
17:15Now I'm going to show you, we're going to go to another of the courtyards here.
17:18There are really tons of clothes, cleaning products,
17:22bookstores for the kids, so they can go to school.
17:26There are people who have lost absolutely everything, we already know that.
17:29And here we are seeing, look, you see more bags.
17:33In the background there is even a sector where they had to allocate for the pets.
17:40There is a shelter for the pets, there are mattresses,
17:44there is food for the pets, there is everything.
17:47Solidarity is really huge.
17:49As you can see, this is outdoors.
17:52Therefore, what they need is transportation,
17:55solidarity people who can take this to Bahia Blanca.
17:59Who can put them on the mobility.
18:01Because imagine, if it rains.
18:02Yes.
18:03Exactly, if it rains, what happens with all this?
18:05Yes, of course, Flor.
18:06We'll be back, Flor, with you, if you want.
18:10Of course, there we are seeing mattresses, fundamental.
18:13Of course, mattresses are fundamental.
18:16You also know that there are appliances, there are refrigerators, there are kitchens.
18:21They have really brought everything, beds.
18:23Impressive, impressive.
18:25Look at what that is.
18:26Impressive.
18:27And there is a shed there, I don't know if you can see it.
18:30It is also closed and it is full of donations.
18:33Full.
18:34Look at what is there in the background.
18:36A row of mattresses.
18:38And everything you have in your house.
18:40And there it is.
18:41And as the man in the constitution said, I brought two campers and a pair of pants.
18:44Well, it is very contrasting.
18:46With the importance, right?
18:47Yes.
18:48The importance of the label.
18:50Good, good.
18:51That helps a lot.
18:53Perfect.
18:54Yes, Flor.
18:55What they need are volunteers.
18:57Because then you have to classify all this and separate it.
19:00Of course, of course.
19:01They are needing volunteers.
19:02Here they receive donations until eleven and a half in the morning.
19:05And then from two in the afternoon and until ten at night.
19:08They need hands and transport.
19:14And of course there is our heart and solidarity with Bahía Blanca.
19:18And there are many of the famous people who were manifesting throughout the weekend.
19:22Let's go to their messages.
19:24The first is from Leo Menzi.
19:26We are following with sadness what is happening in Bahía Blanca.
19:29My condolences to the families who lost their loved ones.
19:32And a lot of strength for everything that is going wrong in this difficult moment.
19:38Also, the most prominent son of Bahía Blanca.
19:42We are talking about Manu Ginóbili.
19:44Another hard blow.
19:45Let's remember the storm, yes?
19:47Weeks ago.
19:48Another hard blow for my dear Bahía Blanca.
19:51Now a flood.
19:52How sad it looks.
19:53A huge hug from a distance to those who are having a hard time.
19:57The storm, let's remember, was last year, right?
19:59Weeks ago.
20:00Where there were also a number of houses that were destroyed.
20:04And it was very little hand that could be given.
20:06They say that in this case it will be different.
20:08Also, Lucas Beramo, president of my law.
20:11Bahía Blanca remains in Argentina.
20:12It is a tragedy what is happening.
20:14National emergency, urgent.
20:16There are dead.
20:17Enough of political wars.
20:19And work together with the province.
20:22Devastated hospitals.
20:23People who lost everything they had.
20:26What do they expect?
20:27This message that you are reading up there.
20:29Of Franco Colapinto, right?
20:30Of course.
20:31Franco Colapinto, who generated a lot of anger.
20:32He generated a lot of questions on social networks.
20:34For saying, Franco Colapinto against the government.
20:36And then he ends up clarifying, right?
20:38The intention of retweeting this.
20:40Yes, he says, precisely in the clarification.
20:42Juli, a tweet from someone who is like my desperate brother.
20:46Because he has the family on the second floor.
20:48With the whole house flooded in Bahía.
20:50A lot of acquaintances who are the same.
20:52I uploaded it for that.
20:53And for a lot of people who lost everything.
20:55Not for the politicians.
20:56I have no idea of politics.
20:58He is talking about Colapinto, who is also a figure.
21:00Clearly today of international transcendence.
21:03Of the quarrel, of the pain.
21:05Let's see in a little while, Juli, also what Abel Pintos said.
21:08He talks about discontent.
21:10Total discontent in the situation of his family.
21:13There are many famous people who joined.
21:16And that mainly on social networks.
21:18They say where and how to help.
21:20Which is very important.
21:21Both Cruz Roja Argentina.
21:23As well as a possibility of making bank contributions.
21:27Well, we continue touring Bahía Blanca.
21:29There live.
21:30Telling you the stories of the after.
21:33How do people do now.
21:34There is Leo Godoy.
21:35Leo.
21:38Yes, well.
21:39Here, look.
21:40I wanted to show you.
21:41So that you understand a little.
21:42How did the tragedy happen.
21:44This stream is the Arroyo Napostá.
21:47You will see that it is the one that brought.
21:50It is the place where all the water flows.
21:52That generally falls.
21:54That is not as much as the one.
21:56At least 100 millimeters per month.
22:00And here fell 300 in 6 hours.
22:03Notice how he tore the part of the cement.
22:06Of the funnel of this stream.
22:09And this is what overflowed.
22:11And he began to get into the neighborhood.
22:14That then the current was moving.
22:17You will see how.
22:18Here this bridge is destroyed.
22:20There are 6 bridges.
22:21There were only 2 enabled.
22:23That's why I told you the city.
22:24Parted in the middle.
22:26And the water that began to get into the house.
22:29Of these families.
22:30That as you will see there.
22:32Seats.
22:33The comforts.
22:34The light tables.
22:36The library.
22:37Notice that the library.
22:39He stayed with the books.
22:41There.
22:42Destroyed.
22:43All wet.
22:44Maybe years.
22:45To go together.
22:46To be able to study.
22:47To prepare.
22:48Well.
22:49It was all destroyed by the water.
22:50Look.
22:51We will move forward.
22:52Look.
22:53There you will also see the material.
22:54Obviously.
22:55This is an institution.
22:56Where.
22:57Nothing was left.
22:58Nothing.
22:59It was.
23:00The façades that the families.
23:01Well.
23:02Look how.
23:03How it was all.
23:04What he had.
23:05Well.
23:06Let's see from here.
23:07Let's see.
23:08Let's see.
23:09Let's see.
23:10Let's see.
23:11Let's see.
23:12Great.
23:13Let's see.
23:14What we had.
23:15Let's see.
23:16Let's see.
23:17What we had.
23:18Good.
23:19Let's see.
23:20From here we will be able to show you.
23:21I do not know if there is the family.
23:22Let's see.
23:23Eh.
23:24Let's see.
23:25Hello good morning.
23:26Can I pass?
23:27Yes.
23:28Permission.
23:29Well.
23:30Look.
23:31Show the level of the water.
23:32Up here the water was brought, Juli.
23:33It's impressive.
23:34Impressive.
23:35Permission.
23:36One wanted to imagine what he was doing.
23:37Let's get in.
23:38You are going to tell us.
23:39What they were doing.
23:40You are going to tell us.
23:41we are, well, look how everything is left, this is what they try to save but it is all full of mud,
23:48the shoes, the suitcases, there is nothing left without, well, ask yourself how you are,
23:59it is difficult for someone who comes from outside, because I imagine when you see your house like this,
24:08yes, well, shocking, but we are taking it well within everything,
24:14tell me how the situation was, how they lived it, they were here, they could leave, yes, because I
24:21have a high floor there and when we saw that it began to overflow, she went to see the parents and I
24:30went up with the cat and you could get to lift something to do something good at the level of the water
24:35and the other thing I do not remember a backpack with things but no, I did not have time, I did not have time,
24:42nothing like the rest of the family, we, luckily, everyone is fine, the one in the corner is my brother
24:50and we are the most affected here, but the rest is fine, so well, we are self-evacuated in their
24:57houses, of course, you can't sleep here, you don't have a mattress, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing,
25:05no, no, you have to wait for it to dry, we throw a lot of things and some that we are going to throw
25:14later are to support things, yes, yes, Juan Manuel, nothing now, how do you think the reconstruction,
25:26you work, yes, yes, yes, yes, I work in the office that I have up here at a distance,
25:35yes, yes, luckily, my boss already told me that there is no problem that I take the days that are
25:42needed, I want to show a little hello, you don't want to, well, calm down, look at the kitchen covered
25:52and with mud still, not what was the passage of the water, look at the utensils in the kitchen,
25:59well, a meter, a meter 30 inside the house, there was nothing clean, nothing in condition,
26:08obviously the lower table destroyed, the laundry, all the remodeling of the house last year,
26:17last year, a year, I ask you for a second, it is really shocking, stay there for a little while,
26:27so we continue chatting with this family that inside everything that is not understood that people
26:34already know that they have to start again and as the boy told you there, well, you have to start again,
26:40we are also with German Sasso that we had the opportunity to work with him on Friday, we saw
26:46minute by minute how the water was growing, we imagined that something could happen, something like that, but the truth