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Added on the 21/11/2016 18:19:49 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Images of flooded streets in Buenos Aires and its surroundings after a storm submerged parts of the Argentine capital, resulting in at least one death, flight delays, submerged vehicles, and business closures. IMAGES
The streets of the Indian city of Bengaluru were covered in white foam, as seen in footage captured on Wednesday, and residents continued to struggle with the toxic froth spilling out of the city’s lakes due to a concoction of chemicals and sewage, which are then carried across the city by winds. The foam has become a regular fixture in the city, carrying with it a number of chemicals, including dangerous nitrates and sulphates, which have lead to health problems among residents.
Residents of flooded Simferopol overcame the elements on Saturday, when they rigged an inflatable mattress to the back of a 4x4 and surfed through the streets. Heavy rainfall resulted in floods covering the Crimean city of Simferopol. Streets, courtyards, and squares near the railway station were particularly affected. There were no reported injuries.
People use boats to navigate through Porto Alegre after unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. By Sunday, floods had killed at least 78 people in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul with dozens missing and some 115,000 forced to leave their homes. IMAGES
Cars drive through flooded water during heavy rainfall in Arbil, the capital of northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region. IMAGES