Residents evacuated their homes and cars were swept along city streets in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, after torrential rain caused flash floods on 17 January 2022. Interim mayor of Montevideo,…
Heavy rain 22 to 24 June caused flash floods, cutting roads and prompting evacuations in Uruguay. Strong winds have downed power lines leaving hundreds without electricity. According to disaster authorities,…
Emergency authorities in Uruguay report that severe weather, including strong winds, heavy rain and floods, has affected wide areas of the country over the last few days. The country has…
Thousands of people have evacuated their homes in Uruguay after a period of heavy rain caused flooding in several departments. The country’s National Emergency System (Sinae) in Uruguay reported that,…
Further severe weather, including heavy rain and flooding, has affected Argentina and Bolivia over the last few days. Meanwhile more heavy rain in Uruguay has increased river levels further and,…
At least 3 people have died in flooding and storms that have affected several provinces of Argentina over the last few days. Heavy rain and flooding was reported in Corrientes,…
Severe weather in Uruguay over the last few days has left 4 people dead, 1 injured and dozens displaced. The country’s disaster management authority, Sistema Nacional de Emergencias (SINAE), reported…
Strong winds, heavy rain and floods affected several departments in southern Uruguay between 17 and 19 March, 2018, causing around 70 people to be evacuated. Carrasco, near Montevideo, recorded 173…
Increasing levels of the Uruguay River and its tributaries have forced around thousands to evacuate their homes in Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. Uruguay Uruguay’s National Emergency System (SINAE) reports that…
Around 1,700 people evacuated their homes in the city of Artigas, Uruguay, after the Quaraí river overflowed last week. Heavy rain fell in the departments of Rivera and Artigas between…
Over 10,000 people remain displaced by flooding currently affecting all 19 departments of Uruguay. At least 10 people have died as a result of severe weather in the country in…
Severe weather has affected Uruguay since Friday 15 April 2016, with a tornado and several floods causing the deaths of at least 7 people. One person has been reported as…
Heavy rain has affected Uruguay and northern provinces of Argentina, causing several rivers to overflow and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Some local media reports claim over half…
Since late December 2015, heavy rains, driven by a strong El Niño, have increased river levels in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. At one point flooding had forced over 150,000…
Flooding of several rivers in South America, including the Uruguay, Paraguay and Paraná, continues to affect thousands across the four countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The Uruguay, Paraguay…
Flooding of several rivers in South America, including the Uruguay, Paraguay and Paraná, has forced over 100,000 people from their homes in parts of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay since…
