A catastrophic storm battered the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca on Friday (March 7), claiming at least 16 lives and leaving 40% of the town without electricity and water, according to local media reports.

Flooding in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, has resulted in at least 16 deaths with rescue teams searching for missing people. Over 1,450 residents have been evacuated as the city experienced 12 inches of rainfall,

El número de fallecidos por el temporal que azotó la ciudad argentina de Bahía Blanca subió a 13, de los cuales dos cuerpos aún no han podido ser

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Heavy rains in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca, southwest of the capital Buenos Aires, left at least 10 dead and caused substantial flooding on Friday.

Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.

There are likely to be more,' mayor warns as Argentina's worst flooding in years leaves death, destruction, mourning

Argentina announced three days of national mourning late Sunday after authorities raised the death toll from recent flash flooding to 16, with more still missing.