The deluge that has punished the City of Buenos Aires and a good part of the Buenos Aires suburbs since dawn has left areas flooded by water throughout the metropolitan region while the orange alert issued by the National Meteorological Service (SMN) remains in place.
The strong storm that started during the early morning intensified in the last hours.
The City warns that, after 8 in the morning,
more than 100 millimeters of rain
had already been recorded .
Parque Avellaneda was the most affected neighborhood, with more than 60 millimeters in just one hour.
The large amount of water in such a short time causes flooding in the southern area of the AMBA.
In Mariano Acosta, in the Merlo game,
a bus overturned and ended up on its side
.
These scenes are repeated in different parts of the suburbs.
Many of the buses stopped circulating due to the amount of water and because the neighbors blocked the streets to try to prevent the waves they cause when driving from increasing the flow of water entering their homes.
The flood keeps streets flooded in the City and Greater Buenos Aires.
In Ramos Mejía, Rivadavia Avenue, from altitude 13,400, was completely flooded.
The buses cut off the service as they were unable to overcome the high water level in the street.
The first line to give notice of the suspension of the route was line 242, followed by line 96, which could not remain active even in its Semi-fast service, due to the flooding, even more severe, a block later, upon reaching the General Peace and cross to Liniers.
Also in Ramos, in Rivadavia at 14,000,
cars were seen literally floating
.
As explained by the National Meteorological Service (SMN) to Clarín,
the western area was one of the hardest hit
by the rains.
Morón and San Justo led the neighborhoods with the most rainfall.
In the City, on the 25 de Mayo highway there are about seven kilometers of queue.
From the junction with Perito Moreno, where
it was flooded and cars were trapped
, to the descent of Jujuy Avenue, heading west.
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An orange level alert is in effect with strong electrical activity, hail and intense gusts.
Luis, administrator of a clinic in Ciudadela, told Radio Con Vos that he had been standing for 45 minutes in front of the giant puddle that was before reaching the Perito Moreno toll.
Due to this flooding, it was decided to close the link, so traffic was diverted towards Dellepiane, in the direction of Ezeiza.
But that highway also began to suffer flooding, so delays multiplied.
News in development.