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At least one person died and more than 1,000 were evacuated on the weekend due to an intense rain- and wind-storm that is still keeping Buenos Aires province and central Argentina on alert.
The fatality was a 22-year-old man who, in the middle of the storm, went up onto a terrace to adjust an electrical wire and was electrocuted when he touched it, according to Luis Andreotti, the mayor of the town of San Fernando, located some 30 km (19 mi.) north of Buenos Aires.
The heavy rain also forced the evacuation of about 1,000 people in Buenos Aires and vicinity because of the so-called “sudestada,” a meteorological phenomenon that on this occasion brought winds of more than 70 kph (43 mph).
The Plata River is still 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) above its normal level, a situation that caused flooding and damage to the towns of Tigre and San Fernando, as well as to Quilmes, Ensenada, Berisso, Lujan and La Matanza, all in Buenos Aires province.
The storm alert is being maintained in the provinces of Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones and Formosa, where heavy rains are expected, along with hail, powerful wind gusts and thunderstorms.
The Central Observatory of Buenos Aires reported Monday that from Saturday night until 6 a.m. Monday, a total of 97.2 mm (3.8 in.) of rain had fallen in the Argentine capital.
This is the second major storm the Buenos Aires area has suffered in less than a week. Last Wednesday and Thursday, another storm drowned a teenager in Lujan, 60 km (37 mi.) west of the capital.
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