Overall Green Flood
in Argentina

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103151
Glide number: FL-2025-000038-BOL
Death: 17
Displaced: 6158
Countries: Argentina
From - To 01 Mar - 25 Mar

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Argentina - Floods (ECHO 12 Mar 2025)Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:50

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting central-eastern Argentina, in particular, the Buenos Aires province since 2 March, causing floods and flash floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Media report, as of 7 March, one fatality in Berazategui city, northern Buenos Aires Province. In addition, media also report more than 680 evacuated people and around 20 damaged buildings across the affected Buenos Aires province.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of the Buenos Aires province.
Argentina - Floods, update (ECHO 15 Mar 2025)Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:28

  • In the past few days, Buenos Aires province experienced heavy rainfall and consequent floods that resulted in casualties and damage. The worst-hit area was the Bahia Blanca city area, a major port city located in the south of Buenos Aires province.
  • According to media, at least 16 people have died, dozens are still missing and 1,450 people have been evacuated in the Bahía Blanca city area. 
  • Rescue and emergency operations are ongoing for the reported missing people.
  • For the next 48 hours, drier conditions are expected over the affected area.
Flood in Argentina - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 11 Mar 2025 16:47

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Argentina - Floods, update (ECHO 17 Mar 2025)Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:37

  • Since 7 March, Buenos Aires province, central-eastern Argentina, has been affected by heavy rainfall and consequent floods that resulted in fatalities, displacement and damage. The area most severely affected was the Bahia Blanca city area in the southern part of Buenos Aires province.
  • According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as of 10 March, at least 16 people died, two are missing, 800 people were injured, 2,725 people have been displaced and sheltered in more than 15 evacuation centres, and a total of 169,000 people were affected in the Bahía Blanca city area.
  • Rescue and emergency operations are ongoing for the reported missing people.
  • For the next 48 hours, drier conditions are expected with only isolated moderate rainfall over the east of Buenos Aires province.
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, Late March 2025Prolonged heavy rain in the interior of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, caused flooding in Bolívar district. Three people were reported missing in late March 2025. Wide areas of cropland were reported flooded.Wed 26 Mar 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),