2015 Argentina floods
 Level of rain in Argentina between August and September 2015 | |
| Date | August 7 – September 5, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Argentina |
| Cause | Flash floods |
| Deaths | 3 |
Several locations in the northern Buenos Aires Province suffered flash floods in August 2015, caused by a record rain. The Luján River, the Areco river and the Arrecifes River were the most affected. Three people died, and 11,000 had to evacuate their homes.[1] The floods at the end of the Salado River neared 800,000 hectares.[2]
The legislature of the Buenos Aires province declared hydric emergency at 42 partidos: this allowed the use of $4,500 for public works, and tax exemptions at the affected partidos.[3] The national minister of economy, Axel Kicillof, declared emergency at 64 partidos and granted credits to the farmers with flooded farming terrains in them.[4]
The floods took place during the political campaign for the
Cambiemos, criticized Scioli for the lack of public works to prevent floods.[5]
References
- ^ "Argentina flooding kills three, leads to thousands evacuating homes". ABC. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Inundaciones en el Salado: 800.000 hectáreas bajo el agua, evacuados y rutas cortadas" [Floods at the Salado: 800,000 hectares under the water, evacuees and interrupted roads] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 26, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "La Legislatura bonaerense sancionó una ley que declara en emergencia hídrica a 42 partidos de la provincia" [The legislature of the Buenos Aires province declared hydric emergency at 42 partidos of the province] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 26, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Junto a Scioli y Aníbal, Kicillof declaró la emergencia agropecuaria en 64 partidos bonaerenses por las inundaciones" [Along with Scioli and Aníbal, Kicillof declared the farming emergency at 64 partidos of Buenos Aires because of the flood] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 31, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Mauricio Macri, en Córdoba: "El gobierno bonaerense no le dio prioridad a las obras contra las inundaciones"" [Mauricio Macri, at Córdoba: "the government of the Buenos Aires province did not give priority to the public works against floods"] (in Spanish). La Nación. September 9, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.