Flooding sparks evacuation of thousands in Argentina
12 Aug 2015 11:22 AM IST12 Aug 2015 11:22 AM IST
Flooding sparks evacuation of thousands in Argentina
Flooding across much of Argentina that burst riverbanks and deluged city streets killed three people and led more than 11,000 to evacuate their homes, authorities said Tuesday.- About 1,000 people fled rising waters in the city of Salto alone.
- Cristian Aguilar sits on the roof of his flooded home in Lujan, Argentina. Thousands of people are evacuating parts of Argentina’s Buenos Aires province after heavy weekend rains caused rivers to rise.
- A woman holds a protest sign with a message in that reads in Spanish: "The water has taken everything!! The politicians didn't take away our dignity!," in Lujan, Argentina. Overflowing rivers and streets being turned into waterways are resulting in
- Many parts of the fertile pampas region -- where the country's key crops are grown and livestock is raised -- were under water.
- The downpours have burst banks in major rivers such as the Lujan, the Areco and the Arrecifes.
- People whose homes were flooded after heavy rain protest with a burning road block in Lujan, Argentina. Thousands of people are evacuating parts of Argentina's Buenos Aires province after heavy weekend rains caused rivers to rise precipitously.
- Cristian Aguilar stands on the roof of his flooded home, in Lujan, Argentina. Overflowing rivers and streets being turned into waterways are resulting in the evacuation of large numbers of people in the province of Buenos Aires following several
- The national weather service said more rain was in the forecast but not as heavy as in recent days, which have seen record downfall in very short periods of time.
- A man whose home is flooded sleeps as his dog rests nearby inside a school in Lujan, Argentina. Thousands of people are evacuating parts of Argentina’s Buenos Aires province after heavy weekend rains caused rivers to rise precipitously.
- "There are 11,000 people who were evacuated by authorities or evacuated on their own," public safety chief Sergio Berni said on C5N television.
Flooding across much of Argentina that burst riverbanks and deluged city streets killed three people and led more than 11,000 to evacuate their homes, authorities said Tuesday.
Flooding sparks evacuation of thousands in Argentina
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