The president of the Confederation of Rural Associations of Buenos Aires and La Pampa (CARBAP), Ignacio Kovarsky, attributed the impact of the floods in the province of Buenos Aires to the paralysis of the works on the Salado River, which should have been completed 10 years ago. It is estimated that the accumulated losses from this hydrological disaster amount to approximately US$ 2,000 million, according to Agencia Noticias Argentinas. "(The Salado River Master Plan) It is a work that should have been finished in 2015, and that is an important fact. There was the same political color in the Province and the Nation for many years and the work was not carried out," stated the producer. Kovarsky emphasized that "you cannot understand that if we do not carry out the foundational works, it will happen again." In his press statements, he underlined that "CARBAP has been forcefully demanding for six months that they be resumed." He explained that "it is necessary for the Nation to accelerate section 4.2, but it is also necessary for the province to simultaneously tender, build, and advance." "We are not like the State, which if it doesn't have the funds, can take the budget from another item or increase a rate or a tax. They are very expensive."
"How do you get to that? With a country risk of less than five hundred to be able to access external credits," indicated Kovarsky.
"Imagine that not even the Argentine State can afford this," he pointed out.
"In other countries, insurance companies need to reinsure internationally with funds. If it doesn't work, you are really in trouble," graphed the rural representative.
Regarding the business in general, he stated that "we do not have multi-risk insurance, where in other places they cover catastrophes similar to this one."
