Overview
- A beach access staircase used by lifeguards collapsed in Camet Norte, where Mar Chiquita officials blamed accelerating erosion and cited a court order from Civil and Commercial Court No. 7 that has frozen a planned breakwater and sand‑replenishment project.
- The weekend sudestada drove water levels to about 2.40 meters with sustained south–southeast winds and gusts up to 75 km/h, intensified by lunar and tidal conditions.
- Beaches in Mar del Plata, Pinamar and Cariló, Villa Gesell, and several towns in the Partido de la Costa saw sand loss and structural damage, including destroyed carpas, undermined lifeguard huts, broken access ramps, and water reaching homes in parts of Mar del Tuyú.
- Defensa Civil and municipal teams kept coastal patrols, cleanup and repairs in place following a yellow wind alert from the national meteorological service, and authorities confirmed no mass evacuations or fatalities.
- The surge’s effects extended across the Río de la Plata, with a Uruguayan rescue group reporting dozens of young sea lions found dead on beaches in Maldonado and Rocha.