Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring

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The Uruguayan government is preparing contingency protocols to manage flooding risks associated with the El Niño climate phenomenon, expected to impact the region most heavily during the southern hemisphere spring. President Yamandú Orsi announced the forthcoming protocols at the Congress of Departmental Governors.

Uruguay's government is drawing up a set of contingency protocols for the flooding risk associated with the El Niño phenomenon, which climate projections indicate will have its greatest impact on the region during the southern hemisphere spring. President Yamandú Orsi announced at the Congress of Departmental Governors that the measures will be presented in August, ahead of what may occur from September and October.