The Prefectura Naval Argentina provided assistance to the Municipality of La Paz, Entre Ríos, within the framework of the hydric emergency affecting the region due to the Paraná River flood, which registered a height of 6.20 meters at the local port and maintains the evacuation phase of the Institution's flood plan in effect.
The operation is carried out within the framework of the Plata Basin Coordination Plan 2026/2027 and in coordination with the Federal Emergency Agency (AFE), under the National Security Ministry.
In this context, personnel from the La Paz detachment transported members of the Secretariat of Social Development and the municipal Health Directorate by river to the Ribera del Paraná and Puerto Márquez neighborhoods, where a survey of the residents' situation was conducted, and health assistance tasks were carried out.
The day was attended by the municipal mayor, Walter Reginaldo Martín, the Director of Health, Mariana Blanco, and the Secretary of Social Action, Josías Garnier. During the tour, vaccines were administered, and disinfection and hygiene elements, as well as medicines, were delivered.
In this framework, the Force keeps fluvial and terrestrial assets available to respond to eventual community requirements.
Furthermore, within the framework of cooperation with the municipal Health area, a vaccination campaign was carried out for the subordinate personnel of the detachment. The activity took place at the detachment's facilities and was led by professionals from the Primary Health Care Center (CAPS).
During the day, diphtheria and tetanus (dT) and Hepatitis B vaccines were administered, with the aim of completing and updating immunization schedules and reinforcing prevention measures against epidemiological risks associated with the hydric emergency and the El Niño climatic phenomenon.
In this way, the Coast Guard continues to work in coordination with local organizations, both in supporting riverside communities and in health prevention and protection.
