02/04/2013 | Argentina

Santilli: Water levels were 'incredible'

BA City Environment and Public Space Minister Diego Santilli alluded to the heavy storm that hit the area on Tuesday’s early morning killing one Subte worker and causing flooding, power outage and serious problems in transport public services.

02/04/2013 | Argentina

Storm: Subway B line worker dies electrocuted

Union Association of Subway Workers (AGTyP in Spanish) know locally as “Metrodelegados” have decided to suspend the Line B service following the death of a Subte worker this morning as a result of the heavy storm that still batters Buenos Aires.

07/12/2012 | Argentina

Three dead in Buenos Aires province after thunderstorm

02/04/2013 | Argentina

Buenos Aires storm: death toll rises to 8

BA City SAME emergency service has announced death toll has risen to six. Among the victims claimed by last night's heavy storm, there is a worker of the Subte B line who was electrocuted while working at Los Incas station as confirmed earlier by subway union leader Néstor Segovia.

02/04/2013 | Argentina

Subway, trains run limited services

The critical situation facing Buenos Aires citizens these hours due to a powerful storm has led to serious problems in train and subway services.

06/01/2011 | Argentina

Agricultural emergency in Salta and Córdoba

The Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing declared a state of emergency and disaster for farming industry in Salta and Córdoba provinces. Farming has been said to have been greatly affected by drought, tornadoes, flooding and blasts of cold.

25/10/2011 | Argentina

Flooding in Santa Fe causes evacuation of homes

After a day of torrential rain and strong winds yesterday, many northern neighbourhoods of Santa Fe capital experienced flooding, after 240 millimetres of precipitation fell causing twenty families to be evacuated from their homes.

02/11/2012 | Argentina

Luján floods: Officials say area back to normal within two days

Urban control officials said today that the flood waters in Luján City were beginning to lower and that the city should be back to normal within two days. Nevertheless, at least 500 people remain evacuated.

01/11/2012 | World

Obama, Romney go back on attack as campaign hits final stretch

US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney went back on the attack, breaking a storm-induced campaign truce to hit the road and pound home their closing messages in the final stretch of a tight battle for the White House.

01/11/2012 | World

Venice hit by worst flooding in two years

Tourists in Venice put plastic bags over their legs and residents wore rubber boots as water rose to knee-high levels in many parts of the lagoon city on Thursday.

24/05/2012 | World

Hurricane Bud forms off Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Bud formed off Mexico's Pacific coast early, and could threaten parts of southwestern Mexico with heavy rainfall and flooding tomorrow, the National Hurricane Center said.

28/08/2012 | World

Obama calls Gulf Coast residents to take Isaac tropical storm 'seriously'

President Barack Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast today that there could be significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged people to evacuate if instructed by authorities to do so.

29/08/2012 | World

Isaac weakens to a tropical storm

15/10/2011 | Latin America

Central America death toll at 45 from heavy rains

Torrential rain in Central America this week that forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more has killed at least 45 people, with Guatemala the worst hit, authorities said today.