Argentina floods kill at least 10 in Bahia Blanca port city
- Heavy rains in Bahía Blanca have resulted in at least 15 deaths, with rescue teams searching for those reported missing, including two girls and two adults.
- Authorities reported that over 1,450 residents were evacuated from Bahía Blanca as floodwaters swamped areas of the city.
- More than 400 millimeters of rain fell in just eight hours, which is equivalent to nearly a year's worth of rainfall for the area.
- The government has authorized 10 billion pesos for emergency reconstruction in Bahía Blanca.
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Cristian Muñóz, resident of Bahía Blanca: "The water was over a meter high"
CNN Radio Argentina Cristian Muñóz, one of the residents of the Boulevard neighborhood in Bahía Blanca who lost everything in his house due to the flood, spoke this Monday on CNN Radio with Nacho Girón on CNN’s La Mañana about “The water was so fast that we didn’t have enough hands to carry things up,” said one of the residents of the most affected neighborhoods, and said that “it reached over a meter in height.” He added that “no matter how man…
After the sudden deadly floods, Argentina decrees three days of national mourning
Argentine President Javier Milei declared Sunday three days of national mourning after the floods that killed at least 16 people in the port city of Bahia Blanca, 600 km south of Buenos Aires.
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