Flooding in Las Cañitas
In the last week we’ve had a lot of rain in Buenos Aires. I enjoy watching from my balcony for some reason when it’s really pouring. There aren’t storm drains here, instead the streets have a notch cut in them about a foot from the curb. The notch is about 3 inches wide and deep and allows small amounts of water to be carried away. I’m not sure where it eventually drains…there must be storm drains somewhere.
A few days ago it was coming down hard, and the streets were totally flooded. It’s fun to watch the rivers of water and a few poor people dashing along trying to get out of the rain. Someone who lives just a couple of blocks from meet took this video:
A collectivo (bus) like you see in the video tried to detour down my street, but was too large to make a turn from Huergo onto Avenida Chenaut. He ended up wedged in so that parked cars were pinning him in front, on the side and in back. That provided a half hour of entertainment as they tried to find a way to direct him back out!
Here’s a map showing where I live and where the video was shot. If you’re interested, you can zoom out 5-6 levels to see where my neighborhood is in Buenos Aires. Downtown is the eastern part of the city near the water.
