Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli came on stage today to confirm that the death toll of the floods that affected the city of La Plata last week remained at 51.
Amid several versions and media reports which indicated that the death toll was higher, Scioli explained in a news conference that although more deaths were reported within the hours of the storm and floods, they were not caused directly by them. Some of those people were already hospitalized before the storm began, he added.
Scioli stressed his administration was willing to provide with all the information to the Judiciary, but “our government has informed the number of victims with sincerity and responsibility.”
Source: Buenos Aires Herald