Overview
- On Thursday the Paraná at the port of Santa Fe rose above the local alert level, reaching about 5.47 meters and triggering an elevated monitoring phase by Prefectura Naval Argentina.
- Prefectura warned against recreational navigation because stronger currents, submerged hazards and large mats of floating vegetation make travel unsafe and can worsen flooding.
- Municipal authorities have moved dozens of families into assistance centers and temporary modules, with about 55 families — roughly 166 people — housed and more capacity being built.
- The National Water Institute (INA) updated projections that show the river could continue rising over the next one to two weeks, with regional port medians around 5.59–5.78 meters and modeled maxima up to about 6.10 meters on some dates.
- Response teams from municipal, provincial and national agencies are coordinating pumping, bolseo and channel-cleaning works to protect defenses and keep water treatment and power infrastructure operating as the crest moves downstream.