Intense thunderstorms hit Uruguay, causing severe flooding in Montevideo
Intense thunderstorms hit southern Uruguay on December 1, 2023, causing severe flooding and travel disruptions in Montevideo.
Intense thunderstorms hit southern Uruguay on December 1, 2023, causing severe flooding and travel disruptions in Montevideo.
Uruguay's capital Montevideo was hit by hit by more than a month's worth of rain within just 1 hour on January 17, 2022, leaving streets underwater and forcing more than 150 people to evacuate their homes. According to the interim mayor of Montevideo,…
A severe storm produced very heavy rain and strong winds over parts of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia over the past couple of days, causing widespread flooding and leaving at least 4 people dead. The storm caused major flooding in northern…
Extreme weather conditions continue to affect Uruguay. As of April 22, 2016, more than 10 000 people across all 19 departments of the country are currently displaced due to flooding. Over the last ten days, 10 people died in weather-related incidents. Heavy…
Four days of heavy rains in northern provinces of Argentina have caused several rivers to overflow and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people. One man is reported to have died after drowning in a swollen river. Heavy rains started on April 4 and intensified…
Widespread flooding across Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil over the last 7 days forced more than 150 000 people to evacuate their homes and claimed 6 lives so far. The floods are the worst to hit the area in the last 50 years, according to the local…
Severe flooding continues to affect southern Brazil and adjacent parts of Uruguay, media reported on October 27, 2015. According to the recent information more than 200 000 people across the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina have been affected so far…
Severe rainfalls over the last few weeks have inundated Brazil and Uruguay, media reported on October 20, 2015. More than 1 000 people have been left homeless in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, while 200 have been displaced in northern Uruguay. 3 people have been…