A man paddles through a flooded street after a rainstorm in Buenos Aires on April 3, 2013. At least 54 people have lost their lives and thousands have been left homeless after days of heavy rains caused flash floods in and around Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, officials say. In La Plata, a city about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of Buenos Aires, 46 people were reported to have died after more... 

A record 40 centimeters of rain fell on the city of La Plata, Argentina, during a two-hour period on April 3, 2013. At least 25 people have lost their lives after torrential rains in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires triggered flooding, officials say. “The bodies began to appear as the water subsided,” Daniel Scioli, governor of the coastal province of Buenos Aires where the flooding occurred,... 

Protesters hold a demonstration at the iconic Obelisk in Buenos Aires on November 8, 2012. Thousands of people have held demonstrations in Argentina to protest against the policies of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The protests on Thursday night are said to be Argentina’s biggest anti-government demonstrations in more than a decade. Demonstrators in Argentina are infuriated by the rising...