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Argentina Couple Found Dead in Embrace After Flash Flood Sweeps Car Off Road

Officials are probing how flash flooding in Tucumán swept their car into an irrigation ditch.

Overview

  • The couple, who left a wedding reception around 1 a.m. Sunday, were found hours later inside their overturned Nissan Versa in an irrigation ditch near Tafí Viejo.
  • They had texted their nanny that they would wait for the heavy rain to ease before driving home to their two children.
  • Robles' brother reported them missing Sunday morning, prompting a police-led search that located the vehicle and the couple deceased inside.
  • Severe storms in the region unleashed flash floods, with local reports citing 110 millimeters of rain in three hours and confirming a separate death of a 12-year-old boy by electrocution.
  • An official investigation is underway, and outlets identify Robles as a regional civil servant and Albornoz as a Caja Popular de Ahorros employee, while reports differ on the older child's age.