Tag: Parana River

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Paraná downspout better but still below historical levels

  

  According to the latest report from Argentina's National Water Institute (INA), the situation with the downspout of the Paraná River has improved significantly but it is still below historical figures.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Argentina: Water emergency extended, insufficient rainfall in main rivers' basins

  

  Argentina has announced that it will extend the Water Emergency Crisis warning for another six months due to insufficient rainfall in the Paraná, Paraguay, and Iguazú river basins.

• Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 20:22 UTC

  Paraná downspout means heavy losses for Argentine exports

  

  A most unusual low water level of the Paraná river has caused losses of nearly US$ 280 million so far in 2022 to Argentine rural producers and exporters, it was reported.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 20:10 UTC

  No change in sight for downspouts – particularly of the Paraná river

  

  The Paraná River Tuesday recorded once again a minus 46 centimeters downspout in front of the capital of the Argentine Province of Entre Ríos, thus repeating Aug. 18's all-time low, Argentine Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval) confirmed, as the entire country goes through an unprecedented heatwave.

• Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 08:13 UTC

  Borders are closed but illegal crossing between Paraguay and Argentina is easier than ever

  

  While borders between Argentina and Paraguay are technically still closed as a result of emergency sanitary measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. walking across the Parana river bed from one country to another is becoming increasingly common as a result of the historical downspout.

• Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals

  

  With most Argentine ports along the Paraná river unoperational due to the historic downspout, Quequén, Necochea, and Bahía Blanca on the Atlantic coast would have become an alternative way out for agri-food exports had it not been for union strikes.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  “State of Hydric Emergency” decreed throughout Argentine provinces within the Parana river basin

  

  Argentina Sunday declared a “water emergency” due to the historic downspout in the Paraná river.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Paraná river reaches historic lows; worst part far from over

  

  The Paraná River had descended yet another three centimeters over the last 24 hours in front of the former capital of Argentina named after it (1853-1860) for a total of 17 centimeters below sea level.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 07:50 UTC

  Paraguay passes emergency bill as downspouts hinder river navigation

  

  Paraguay's Lower House Wednesday passed an emergency bill on river navigation and authorized dredging works at the Paraguay, Paraná and Apa rivers as downspouts prevent normal navigation. The document now goes to the Executive Branch for consideration.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  China competes in the dredging of Paraguay/Parana Waterway which handles 90 million tons of grains

  

  A Chinese company entered the competition to manage a section of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, joining four European companies seeking to win the concession to deepen the draft and provide maintenance on approximately 1,238 kilometers of the river course beginning in 2021.