Overview
- The Garganta del Diablo circuit was closed preventively Wednesday after heavy rains in the upper basin produced a fast, large rise in the Río Iguazú.
- Park staff and the concessionaire retracted handrails and deployed movable walkways to protect the pasarelas from the high flow and debris.
- The Parque Nacional Iguazú remains open for visitors with the Superior and Inferior circuits available but boat excursions are suspended and some Brazilian-sector accesses are restricted.
- The provincial government of Misiones activated an emergency plan, ordered evacuations in vulnerable riverside areas, and is maintaining constant river monitoring and response teams.
- Reopening will depend on falling river flows and on technical inspections to confirm no structural damage, a precaution shaped by the severe 2023 flood and ongoing El Niño rainfall risks.