By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Heavy rains in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca, southwest of the capital Buenos Aires, left at least 10 dead and caused substantial flooding on Friday.

Heavy rains that flooded a city on Argentina’s east coast in recent days have killed at least 16 people, officials said Sunday.Rescue teams were searching for dozens of others reported missing, including two girls and two adults.

Officials in Argentina say heavy rains that flooded a city on the country's east coast have killed at least 16 people.

"We have to rebuild a city," a top official of Buenos Aires province said Saturday, after torrential rains and flooding claimed at least 13 lives in Bahía Blanca.

Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.

Bahia Blanca has suffered past weather-related disasters, including a storm in December 2023 that claimed 13 lives. It caused houses to collapse and provoked widespread infrastructure damage. Heavy rains also fell Friday night in the resort town of Mar del Plata, with officials suspending evening activities and urging people to remain indoors.

At least 13 people have lost their lives, and over 1,200 residents were forced to flee their homes as catastrophic flooding ravaged the Argentine port city of Bahía Blanca following an unprecedented deluge.

At least 13 people have lost their lives after relentless heavy rains battered the coastal city of Bahia Blanca in southwestern Argentina, triggering severe flooding and widespread destruction.Local media reported that two young girls,