The heavy rains that last Friday they submerged a good part of the Argentine city Bahía Blanca They have already charged at least 16 fatalitiesbut the authorities fear that the figure could be even greater.
The mayor of the town, located 650 kilometers from Buenos Aires, reported on Sunday that “there are 16 deaths confirmed” for floods, “but They are likely to be more“The first mayor Bahian, Federico Subielles, also indicated that he continues the search for Delfina and Pilar, Two girls of one and five years who are still missing.
The balance of victims increased again after the finding of a lifeless body in the lagoons formed access to the town of Cerri, where the driver of a private transport company and the two minors. The body, according to the newspaper ‘The nation‘, corresponds to the driver, Rubén Zalazar, who was seen to help the two minors, who are still in an unknown whereabouts.
The little ones were traveling with their parents by car when They were surprised by the stormas their relatives have reported, cited by Europa Press, who have stressed that Zalazar helped them and tried to take the girls in their vehicle, which however could not move by the force of water.
According to Efe, in the early hours of Friday they fell on Bahía Blanca 400 millimeters of rain in eight hours, the equivalent of the annual average That is normally recorded there, which caused floods that have hit the city and its inhabitants strongly.
The District Education Headquarters has suspended classes for this Monday and Tuesday. According to Edes energy company, cited by the same agency, 40% of the city has already restored the service, but still There are sectors without electricity. In the area, teams from the provincial government, federal and security forces continue to work, as well as the National Navy, the Argentine Army and municipal teams.
Source: Lasexta
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