BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Heavy rains that flooded a metropolis on Argentina’s east coast in latest days have killed a minimum of 15 folks, officers stated Sunday.
Rescue groups have been looking for dozens of others reported lacking, together with two women and two adults. Authorities stated they have been swept away by floodwaters unleashed by rains that started pelting the town of Bahía Blanca on Friday.
Crews have evacuated greater than 1,450 folks from the town situated south of the capital of Buenos Aires. These evacuated embody sufferers from an area hospital.
Some 12 inches (300 millimeters) of rain have fallen in Bahía Blanca in latest days, when the historic month-to-month common is about 5 inches (129 millimeters).
No rain was forecast for the following 72 hours.
Initially Revealed: March 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM PDT
