Torrential rains in Argentina’s capital kill 5 April 2, 2013 - 21:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Torrential rains in Argentina's capital have triggered flooding responsible for at least five deaths, The Associated Press reported. A record 6.1 inches (155 millimeters) of rain fell in just two hours in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, April 2. That's equal to all of normal rainfall for April. The storm caused power outages, flooded subway lines and turned the streets into rivers. Emergency officials are asking people to stay at home after a subway worker died when he was electrocuted after stepping on wet railway lines and after three men and a woman drowned to death. Service on a subway line has been interrupted, and trains on other lines are delayed. Officials are asking people to avoid driving to prevent accidents. The Argentine National Meteorological Service expects more storms Tuesday in Buenos Aires and says heavy rains will continue until Friday.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
