By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Heavy rains in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca, southwest of the capital Buenos Aires, left at least 10 dead and caused substantial flooding on Friday.

Heavy rains that flooded a city on Argentina’s east coast in recent days have killed at least 16 people, officials said Sunday.Rescue teams were searching for dozens of others reported missing, including two girls and two adults.

Officials in Argentina say heavy rains that flooded a city on the country's east coast have killed at least 15 people

El número de fallecidos por el temporal que azotó la ciudad argentina de Bahía Blanca subió a 13, de los cuales dos cuerpos aún no han podido ser

Argentina’s port city of Bahia Blanca has been “destroyed” after being pummeled by a year’s worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13

Bahia Blanca has suffered past weather-related disasters, including a storm in December 2023 that claimed 13 lives. It caused houses to collapse and provoked widespread infrastructure damage. Heavy rains also fell Friday night in the resort town of Mar del Plata, with officials suspending evening activities and urging people to remain indoors.

More than 260mm of rain fell within a few hours in Bahia Blanca, southwest of Argentina's capital Buenos Aires.

Ten people left dead and hundreds evacuated in the port city of Bahía Blanca after torrential rainstorms flooded homes and hospitals, destroying roads and forced authorities to cut the power.

A storm that hit the Argentine city of Bahía Blanca on Friday has caused six deaths, flooding most of its streets, displacing dozens of families and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.

Argentina announced three days of national mourning late Sunday after authorities raised the death toll from recent flash flooding to 16, with more still missing.