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Weekly Report - 4 April 2013 (WR-13-13)
ARGENTINA: Politicking rages as storm strikes
One of the worst storms in the history of the province of Buenos Aires had yet to subside when the accusations of blame began. Dozens were killed and at least 280,000 people were left without power as terrible flash floods battered Buenos Aires and the coastal city of La Plata. Eight people were killed in Greater Buenos Aires, as between 140 and 190mm of rain fell in just two hours early on 2 April; the most intense rainfall since 1906. Several of the city’s major roads were cut off by the floodwater, all city transport ground to a halt and 11 neighbourhoods lost power. Some of those killed were electrocuted; others were trapped in cars or buildings by the rising tide.
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