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Wind and Rain Knock Out Power in La Plata as Mar del Plata Logs Dozens of Incidents

Restoration progressed through the morning, with neighborhoods still reporting outages, unclear timelines.

Overview

  • An SMN yellow alert brought intense downpours and gusts near 55–60 km/h, with up to 41 mm recorded in Villa Elisa.
  • Residents in La Plata reported overnight blackouts in areas such as City Bell, Arturo Seguí, Villa Elisa, Gonnet and Ringuelet.
  • Edelap said temporary service interruptions were caused by the storm and reported restoration during the morning.
  • Mar del Plata recorded 53 calls to 103, including nine fallen trees, eight damaged utility poles, cut cables and two toppled signs, with no injuries reported.
  • Defensa Civil kept crews in the streets to clear debris, including a large tree that fell onto parked cars at San Juan and 9 de Julio.