1 dead, 3 missing in Argentina floods
A storm that lasted until the early hours of yesterday dumped five times the usual May rainfall on Buenos Aires. (AP pic)
BUENOS AIRES : Rescuers in Argentina were searching today for three people missing in floods that killed one man and forced almost 2,000 to flee their homes, authorities said.
Heavy rain has pounded the capital Buenos Aires and the surrounding province, cutting off main roads, submerging fields and causing rivers to burst their banks.
The director of civil defence for Buenos Aires province, Fabian Garcia said today in a radio interview that a missing man had been found dead, with three others still unaccounted for.
Garcia said 1,945 people had sought shelter in evacuation centres, and that 'a very large number' of other residents had fled their homes to stay with relatives.
A storm that lasted until the early hours of yesterday dumped five times the usual May rainfall on the province, Cindy Fernandez from the national meteorological service told AFP.
The national and provincial governments launched emergency operations to dispatch rescue vehicles, as well as food, water and blankets to flood victims.
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