Zárate and Pergamino, Underwater "The Fields Look Like a Sea, the Route of the Ditches Is Not Distinguished. It Is Impressive the Amount of Water," Said Miguel Ruberti, Neighbor of Zárate. Red Alert in the North Buenos Aires After Historical Rains

It rained more than 300 mm that flooded streets, cut routes and left isolated neighborhoods in cities and towns

The mayor of Zárate, Marcelo Matzkin, confirmed that 280 millimetres of rain already accumulated in the city during the last hours, and warned that there are peripheral neighborhoods with up to two meters of water, which forced to activate the Crisis Committee and evacuate hundreds of people. According to Noticias Argentinas, the commune chief described a city split in two: “There is an urban area where you can make normal life, and another peri…

The large amount of water dropped throughout this Friday left several completely flooded neighborhoods and neighbors who lost everything. The most critical situation affects the cities of Zárate and Campana.

The city of Zárate, in the northeast of the province of Buenos Aires, faces a critical situation due to a storm that has caused the fall of more than 260 millimetres of rain in less than 24 hours, generating severe flooding and flooding in streets and routes. Faced with this emergency, the national government has deployed federal forces to assist the affected population. The National Weather Service raised the alert level to red for Zárate and o…

Since Friday afternoon, intense storms affect much of the province of Buenos Aires, generating floods, flooded streets and evacuations in multiple municipalities. The National Weather Service (SMN) issued a red alert for localities such as Zárate, Campana, Luján, Moreno, Mercedes, Pergamino, Junín and General Pinto, among others. In Zárate and Campana, precipitation reached between 150 and 250 millimetres around 19 hours. The provincial governme…

The main ones affected are Zárate, Campana, Exaltación de la Cruz and San Antonio de Areco, but the whole north of Buenos Aires and AMBA go through orange alert.