2024-03-13 15:57:00
He National Meteorological Service (SMN) warned this Tuesday night that the City of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires suburbs continue low orange alert for strong stormswhich caused the death of two people.
The orange alert means that for the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, “dangerous meteorological phenomena for society, life, property and the environment“explained the organization. It also covers the south of the province of Santa Fe and the southwest of the province of Córdoba.
The storm hit the City of Buenos Aires and the suburbs: floods, fallen trees and canceled flights
The SMN also launched a yellow alert for “possible meteorological phenomena with the potential for damage and risk of momentary interruption of daily activities” for the center of the province of Buenos Aires, south of Entre Ríos, center and south of Córdoba, center of San Luis and northeast of Mendoza.
During the early hours of Tuesday, 130 millimeters of rain fell, a figure that equaled the record for a single day in March recorded in 1994, reported Cindy Fernández, spokesperson for the National Meteorological Service.
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The fierce storms, which flooded part of the City of Buenos Aires and the suburbs, also caused the death of one person, flight delays, They left vehicles underwater and prevented the opening of businesses.
The only victim reported so far, whose body was found floating in an intersection in the town of Valentín Alsina, Lanús district, was a middle-aged man.
Images of the deceased began to circulate on Tuesday morning on social networks thanks to users of the social network X who demanded the presence of authorities in the area.
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According to a report from the National Weather Service more than 130 millimeters fell on this daythe equivalent of the amount of rain that usually occurs for the entire month of March in La Ciudad and its surroundings.
This record number had not been recorded since 1994, and affected different neighborhoods such as Barracas, Mataderos, Villa Soldati and Parque Avellaneda, among others.
Meanwhile, the Buenos Aires party of La Matanza was one of the most affected areas of the suburbs due to intense rainfall.
In Gregorio de Laferrere, on route 21 and Carlos Casares, lightning struck an opening factorycausing an explosion and fire, which caused only material losses, without significant consequences for the employees.
Likewise, Avellaneda – in the south of the suburbs – was another of the districts most affected by the storm, especially near the Roca train station, where Yrigoyen Avenue was flooded and this prevented the crossing towards the Pueyrredón Bridge.
In the vicinity of the avenue The neighbors tried to unclog the sewers by their own means, in the absence of rescue teams.
The storm also caused numerous inconveniences in other surrounding towns such as Lanús and Quilmes.
Because it was an electrical storm, the red alerts at the airports of Buenos Aires, Aeroparque and Ezeizawhich led to the cancellation of more than 30 flights until 11 in the morning.
Images posted on social media showed Flooded streets, fallen trees, flooded tunnels and workshop doors blocked by water. Some electricity outages were also recorded.
In addition, trains in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area operated with reduced frequency and some services were canceled due to weather conditions.
The storms began Sunday night and, according to the National Weather Service, They will last until Thursday, March 14.
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