2015 Argentina floods explained
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| Location: | Argentina |
| Cause: | Flash floods |
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| Reported Deaths: | 3 |
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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 2015 presidential elections. Daniel Scioli, governor of Buenos Aires for the Front for Victory (FPV), was one of the leading candidates. Mauricio Macri, the other leading candidate for Cambiemos, criticized Scioli for the lack of public works to prevent floods.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Argentina flooding kills three, leads to thousands evacuating homes. August 12, 2015. ABC. August 28, 2015.
- Web site: 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. Spanish. August 26, 2015. La Nación. November 4, 2016.
- Web site: 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. Spanish. August 26, 2015. La Nación. November 4, 2016.
- Web site: 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. Spanish. August 31, 2015. La Nación. November 4, 2016.
- Web site: 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". Spanish. September 9, 2015. La Nación. November 4, 2016.
