Two tourists from Chubut disappeared in the waters of the Paraná Riverafter a violent storm that lasted several days currents and that has some places in a state of emergency. San Luis del Palmar has evacuated more than 400 people as the Riachuelo River overflows following an unprecedented storm.
In fact, it rains in the province in December triple normal values for this time of year and breaks a 63-year-old record.
Local media confirmed that two tourists from Comodoro Rivadavia disappeared around 7 p.m. this Saturday They went into the river with a group of friends in the city Ituzaingó. In the area of the former zoo, at kilometer 1,450 from Paraná. It is not open to bathers there. Since then there has been a strong search operation.
According to El Litoral, these are the men they are looking for Sebastian Vargas 35 years old and Facundo Herrera 23. And there is currently a major rescue operation by the prefecture and local police. The case is being investigated by the public prosecutor Eugenio Balbastro.
Corrientes: Record rainfall in December and state of emergency in San Luis del Palmar
The rainfall figures in Corrientes this month of December are surprising and represent a record for the last 63 years. The values triple the values fallen at this time of year. Huge.
According to official data from the Inta Meteorological Observatory, the rainfall accumulated during the month reached exceptional values, well above the historical average: Monthly accumulation is 520 millimeters of rain. It tripled the historical average for December, which is 173mm.
During 2025, the annual amount was accumulated a total of 1,854 millimeters markeda number that reinforces the trend of significantly above normal rainfall.
In recent days the rains have caused countless problems to some towns in Corrientes. In the city of San Luis del Palmar, almost 400 millimeters of rain fell in just 48 hours and a state of emergency was declared.
More than 300 people had to be evacuated due to overflowing watercourses and 12 care centers were put into operation. “So far we have evacuated 79 families, a total of 310 people. In addition, 45 other families evacuated themselves, so the total number of people in need is over 400,” confirmed Néstor Buján, mayor of the affected city.
“We didn’t expect so much water to fall in so few hours.”The municipal leader expressed his sincerity to local television. In recent hours, the focus of attention has been on just over 100 families living in the riverside area, very close to Provincial Route No. 5.
The help is currently being coordinated by the community and also by the state government. In any case, there is an alarm as the National Meteorological Service (SMN) announces a yellow rain warning for the area in the coming days.
“We must prepare because they have warned us that the rains will continue with varying intensity until the end of the year,” warned Buján.
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