Overview
- Rapid inundations turned streets into waterways across Rosario de Lerma, La Merced, Coronel Moldes and La Viña, and floodwaters from the Arroyo San Vicente overtopped Ruta 68 near Coronel Moldes.
- SAETA warned that Ruta Nacional 68 and provincial routes 23, 21, 26, 86 and 88 were closed due to flooding, with major delays and a call to avoid nonessential travel.
- Rosario de Lerma’s municipal communiqué reported coordinated relief work, damage assessments and assistance to affected residents, and provided emergency contact numbers.
- La Merced’s exposure reflects long-running failures including missing drains, broken and clogged Consorcio Río Toro channels, and a single containment reservoir that overflowed.
- A bystander-led rope rescue in La Merced pulled two people from a car trapped by sudden flooding on Ruta 68, and authorities reported no fatalities.