Overview
- Official readings from Prefectura Naval showed the Paraná at 5.70–5.72 meters in the Santa Fe gauge on Sunday, November 15, which meets the local technical threshold for evacuation.
- Prefectura and local records show multiple middle‑ and lower‑basin ports — including Paraná, Diamante, Reconquista, Hernandarias, Goya, Barranqueras and La Paz — are at or above their alert or evacuation marks.
- Emergency operations have moved thousands: the Federal Emergency Agency counted 4,547 evacuated or self‑evacuated people across 25 localities in four provinces, and Alto Verde’s assistance center houses more than 200 people.
- Provincial authorities report that roughly 90% of exposed island cattle were relocated under coordinated controls using CPTA/DTE paperwork and platforms such as Ropeca, with sanitary checks led by SENASA.
- The crest is driven by heavy upstream October rains and regulated discharges from Itaipú and Yacyretá, and hydrological forecasts warn the high stages may persist into late November, which risks longer supply, infrastructure and public‑health impacts.