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Last Updated: Apr 8, 2013 9:51 PM CST

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 AFP


BUENOS AIRES--Damage from last week's record rains and flooding in Argentina exceeded US$5 billion, according to officials, who said on Sunday that more than 350,000 people suffered losses in property.

“More than 350,000 of our neighbors were affected directly or indirectly by the storm, which caused 2.6 billion pesos (US$5 billion) in damage,” according to a press release by the Telam government news agency.

Officials said 59 people are confirmed to have died in the disaster, after two days of storms unleashed torrential rains which led to historic flooding.

Flooding submerged cars and sent people scrambling to rooftops for safety, inundating Buenos Aires and the city of La Plata, some 60 kilometers (40 miles) south of the capital.

Authorities said the storm damaged some 60,000 homes in La Plata — about a quarter of all the dwellings in the city of nearly one million people.

The population of Buenos Aires, where the storm damage was not quite as severe, is about 16 million.

President Cristina Kirchner set three days of national mourning in honor of the victims which was due to end on Sunday.

Several days after the disaster, officials on Sunday were continuing to distribute water, food, clothing and medicine to those in need.

The storms drenched Buenos Aires Monday into Tuesday, then dumped a staggering 40 centimeters (16 inches) of rain fell on La Plata during a two-hour period one day later, knocking out phone and power lines and leaving about half the city in the dark.

Flood waters reached 2 meters (7 feet) in some places, turning roadways into raging rivers.

Flood situation looking worse

CBC News

Posted: Apr 8, 2013 2:05 PM CST

Last Updated: Apr 8, 2013 9:51 PM CST

The zones where very high runoff is expected have grown over the past month. (Water Security Agency )

Saskatchewan's latest flood forecast is out and the news isn't good — it shows "high risk" areas expanding.

In March, when the province's water security agency released its runoff projection map, it showed an elevated flood risk over most of southern and central Saskatchewan, with a few "normal" areas as well.

Regina, Moose Jaw and an area between Saskatoon and Prince Albert were the regions officials were most concerned about.

On Monday, the agency released its April runoff map and if anything, conditions appear worse.

The area of "very high" flood risk now includes Saskatoon, the province's biggest city. The red zone that included Regina and Moose Jaw has now expanded to include Weyburn and other communities.

The extreme southeast, an area that includes Estevan, looked relatively safe in March, but now is considered an area of higher than normal runoff.

Ken Cheveldayoff is the minister responsible for the water security agency, urged people to look at the forecast and make the appropriate preparations for flooding.



"The melt in eastern Saskatchewan is mostly waiting to happen and that is increasing the risk of a fast melt and higher flows," he said. Cheveldayoff was also urging communities to take advantage of government programs, which include money for sandbags and other flood help.

 


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