Argentina floods: Dozens dead in La Plata and Buenos Aires. One of the heaviest storms recorded moved through the province hitting both the capital, Buenos Aires, and the city of La Plata. In La Plata, between 300mm (12in) and 400mm of rain fell in a few hours, At least 58 people were killed there, said provincial governor Daniel Scioli, adding that the city "has never seen anything equal" to it. Mr Scioli said city authorities had been discovering the bodies as the flood waters slowly receded. At least another six people had died in the city of Buenos Aires on Tuesday for the same storm.About 280,000 people remain without power in Buenos Aires province.