News of deaths

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides

13-01-2025 17:31 Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have destroyed homes and left at least 10 people dead as rescue efforts continue.

Córdoba newborn deaths

Nurse denies killings as trial into death of five newborns begins

10-01-2025 09:50 Prime suspect is 30-year-old nurse Brenda Agüero, accused of infanticide; Ex-provincial health minister, former hospital directors and healthcare professionals also facing trial.

POWERFUL STORMS

13 dead in Bahía Blanca after sportsclub roof collapses in storm

17-12-2023 09:23 Storms with heavy rain and winds of up to 140km per hour hits Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; At least 13 killed when roof of a sportsclub in Bahía Blanca collapses on top of victims.

SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES

Four soldiers killed, 18 injured as Army truck overturns in Patagonia

21-09-2023 23:30 Driver loses control of Argentine Army truck travelling along Route 62 near San Martin de los Andes; For reasons that are still under investigation, military vehicle overturned and derailed, falling from a height of 10 metres down a ravine.

HEALTH

39 dead as Argentina suffers largest dengue outbreak since 2020

19-04-2023 14:28 Latest report from National Health Ministry confirms over 41,200 cases and 39 deaths across 15 provinces so far this year.

MOUNTAINEERING FATALITIES

Three die in Argentina while climbing Aconcagua, highest peak in Americas

08-02-2023 23:52 Two US citizens and a 62-year-old Norwegian have died in the past four days while climbing Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas.