
Argentina News: The rain in Argentina has caused havoc. 16 people have died due to rain here, while dozens of people are missing. The officials gave this information on Sunday (March 9).
Officials said that these people were swept away by the flood waters due to the rains started in Bahia Blanca city on Friday. Apart from this, rescue teams are trying to search for dozens of other missing people, including two girls and two adults.
More than 1,450 people were evacuated
According to The Mint report, the rescue team has so far safely evacuated more than 1,450 people from the city south of the capital Buenos Aires. Those who were evacuated include patients of a local hospital.
Bahia Blanca has received about 300 mm of rain in recent times, while the monthly average is about 129 mm. At present, rain is not expected for the next 72 hours. Officials said that the death toll on Friday was 10, which increased to 16 on Sunday.
Number of casualties may increase
The statement issued by the mayor’s office said that more people are likely to be casualties. The population of this city is three lakh 50 thousand. The city is 600 km southwest of the capital Buenos Aires. The statement said that perhaps missing girls have been washed away in flood waters. At least five people have lost their lives on flood -affected roads because they were trapped in their cars in rapidly growing water.
Defense Minister had to face people’s anger
According to Provincial Security Minister Javier Alonso, it started raining from Friday morning. During this time, there was about 400 mm of rain in only 8 hours. So much rain occurs here throughout the year. On Saturday, Bulrich and Defense Minister Luis Petri tried to visit the affected area, but they faced people’s anger.
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