Bahía Blanca: Residents flee homes in flooded Argentine city

Torrential rain has forced more than 1,200 residents to leave their homes.

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Torrential rain forced more than 1,200 residents to leave their homes and large parts of the city have been left without electricity.

Roads and bridges were destroyed and footage shows cars piled up after being swept up by the floodwater.

On Friday more than 400mm (15.7 inches) of rain fell on Bahía Blanca, which is a third of the average total rainfall every year.

Tottenham defender Cristiano Romero is named in Argentina's squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil, alongside Manchester City teenager Claudio Echeverri.

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