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HEAVY RAINS PARALYZE BUENOS AIRES CITY

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Intense heavy showers hit Buenos Aires City and Greater Buenos Aires causing bringing floods and power outages in many neighbourhoods. Belgrano and La Boca neighborhoods took the worst part. BA City Environment Minister Diego Santilli informed that at least 200 mm poured down between 5 and 7am.

 
The National Weather Forecasting Service (SMN in Spanish) set a new alarm for heavy showers as well hail to hit the entire City and Río de La Plata areas. Likewise, the alert reaches the North and center regions of Buenos Aires province, south and center areas of Córdoba province, Northwestern La Pampa, and Southern Santa Fe and Entre Rios.
  • Metrovías Subway Company informed that services were cancelled at lines C, D E, and H, while a limited service is being provided by Line A (between stations Plaza Miserere and Plaza de Mayo), and Line B (between Leandro N. Alem and Lacroze).
  • Train line services were cancelled except for the San Martín line that runs between Retiro and Pilar, and Sarmiento Line.
Authorities also warned drivers to avoid main routes and highways as they were flooded, in same cases with up to 40 mm of water as the case of the General Paz Avenue.


Acceso Oeste, Acceso Sudeste, and Richieri highways are both flooded and collapsed with traffic jams of up to 45 minutes. 
In Greater Buenos Aires districts like La Matanza, Morón, Avellaneda and Quilmes were among the most complicated areas with reports of floods and power outages.

Source: Herald
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