You may or may not have heard, but Buenos Aires has a major water evacuation problem. The other day, it rained just over half of what normally comes down in the entire month of February. This may have been fine, however, it all came down within a two hour period. There is an underground river in Buenos Aires that helps with drainage in the case of rain, however, the system is very sparse and only covers a few major avenues. Avenida Santa Fe felt the lions share of this issue as cars became boats, floating uncontrollably, citizens waded in water up to their waists, and storefronts and residences flooded. In addition, the power was out in much of the city for over four hours. Avenida Santa Fe lies several blocks South of the street my house
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