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El Niño rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming

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Calatrava, A. (2026, October 16). El Niño rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/el-ni-o-rains-flood-south-america-sending-residents-fleeing-and-cattle-swimming/article_b715e291-4c56-59bb-b5ec-4b5aa4f56940.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-16 · by Almudena Calatrava

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Heavy rains linked to El Niño have caused severe flooding in parts of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. In Argentina’s Corrientes province, the Paraná River reached a dangerous height of 4.7 meters on Thursday, leading to evacuations in towns like Ituzaingó. Ranchers are moving cattle to higher ground as herds wade through flooded pastures; provincial officials are working to dig canals and install drains to manage further rainwater.
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As of October 16, 2026, rivers swollen by heavy rains linked to El Niño continued flooding large areas of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, forcing thousands of people from their homes. In Argentina’s northeastern Corrientes province, the Paraná River reached a dangerous height of 4.7 meters (15.4 feet) on Thursday in Ituzaingó, prompting evacuations across the region. Ranchers were moving cattle to higher ground as herds waded through flooded pastures; calves struggled against currents thick with floating vegetation. Paraguay saw the most evacuations from recent floods, highlighting the widespread impact of this year's unusually strong El Niño event.

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Almudena Calatrava
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🔮 He died in a shipwreck while fleeing Amsterdam with his family as German forces swept into the Netherlands in May 1940.
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Topics

Argentina BUENOS AIRES El Niño Paraguay Uruguay

Subjects

Argentina GPE · 3× BUENOS AIRES GPE · 1× Corrientes GPE · 1× Ituzaingó GPE · 1× Paraguay GPE · 1× Uruguay GPE · 1×

Narrative

Rivers swollen by heavy rains linked to El Niño continued flooding swaths of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay on Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes and sending ranchers scrambling to move cattle to higher ground.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
El Niño rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Rivers swollen by heavy rains linked to El Niño continued flooding swaths of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay on Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes and sending ranchers scrambling to move cattle to higher ground. asserted
Rivers → link → ground
In Argentina’s northeastern Corrientes province, the Paraná River rose to a dangerous 4.7 meters (15.4 feet) on Thursday in the riverside town of Ituzaingó, prompting evacuations there and in other towns across the province. asserted
River → rise → province
Herds of cows waded across flooded pastures as ranchers guided them toward dry land. asserted
ranchers → wad → land
The calves struggled against a current thick with floating clumps of river plants. asserted
calves → struggle → plants
Provincial officials said they were digging canals and installing drains to prepare for more heavy rain. asserted
they → say → rain
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