• Thousands evacuated, several missing in Buenos Aires Province floods

    Torrential rains struck northern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, between May 16 and 18, 2025, forcing over 4 100 people to evacuate and leaving several others missing. The storms brought more than 400 mm (16 inches) of rainfall, flooding towns, closing major highways, and disrupting the regional soybean harvest.

  • Major power outage affects 743 000 homes in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    An estimated 743 000 households in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires lost power on January 11, 2022, as temperatures soared above 40 °C (104 °F), causing peak energy consumption to cool the homes. The outage has also affected the water purification…