Heavy rains th🔥at flooded a city on Argentina's east coast in ꦡrecent days have killed at least 16 people, officials said Sunday.
Some 12 inches (300 millimeters) of rain ♛have fallen in Bahía Blanca in recent days, when the historical monthly average is about 5 inches (129 millimeters).
Heavy rains th🔥at flooded a city on Argentina's east coast in ꦡrecent days have killed at least 16 people, officials said Sunday.
Rescue teams were searching for dozens of others reported missing, including two girls and two adults. Authorities sai꧒d they were swept away by floodwaters unleasheꦛd by rains that began pelting the city of Bahía Blanca on Friday.
Crews have evacuated more than 1,450 people from the ꦫcity located south of the capital of Buenos Aires. Those evacuated include patients from a local hospital.
Some 12 inches (300 millimeters) of rain have fallen🍸 in Bahía Blanca in recent days, when the historical monthly average is abo♈ut 5 inches (129 millimeters).
No rain was forecast for the next 72 hours.