Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
CEN/@JorgePenin
This is the moment a man is filmed swimming front crawl down a flooded street after heavy rains hit an Argentine city.
The footage was recorded in the neighbourhood of El Progreso in the city of Mar del Plata in the Buenos Aires province in eastern Argentina which is flooded after heavy rains.
The footage shows a local resident who has only being named as Sebastian by local media swimming down a flooded street while his neighbours look on.
The video was reportedly recorded by a local resident at the Juana Manzo and Florencio Sanchez streets.
According to local media, a storm hit the city yesterday at 9 am with the National Meteorological Service (SMN) extending the alert for heavy rains and electric storms and wind all day long.
The Atlantic Energy Distributor Company (EDEA) reported that there were power cuts in five neighbourhoods in the city.
According to local people, no people have been evacuated or injured although they recommend not driving unless it is absolutely necessary.
Mar del Plata is a popular resort city on Argentina’s Atlantic coast.
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