{"id":322109,"date":"2026-01-14T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=322109"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:30:55","slug":"argentina-gigantic-wave-kills-one-beachgoer-near-mar-del-plata-35-others-needed-medical-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=322109","title":{"rendered":"Argentina: Gigantic wave kills one beachgoer near Mar del Plata; 35 others needed medical help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mercopress.com\/data\/cache\/noticias\/108655\/0x0\/emt.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/en.mercopress.com\/data\/cache\/noticias\/108655\/760x480\/emt.jpg\" alt=\"They thought it was a tsunami, but it was a meteorological tide caused by shifting winds, an expert quoted by Clar\u00edn explained\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BUENOS AIRES, Jan 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) &#8212; One Argentine beachgoer died, and 35 others needed medical help after a rare and violent maritime phenomenon known as a meteotsunami hit the Atlantic Ocean resort of Santa Clara del Mar, some 20 kilometers north of Mar del Plata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gigantic wave occurred during the hottest day of the summer, with temperatures nearing 40\u00b0C, ensuring that beaches were at maximum capacity when the sea suddenly retreated and returned as a \u201cgiant mass of water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 3 pm, while the sea was reportedly calm with waves under half a meter, the water abruptly receded before surging forward with immense force in Santa Clara del Mar, engulfing bathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 35-year-old man, reportedly residing in France and being in Argentina to visit relatives, died after being thrown against rocks by the surge. Among the 35 injured, one person suffered a heart attack during the panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wave reached up to 15 meters inland in some areas, sweeping away umbrellas, chairs, and personal belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geologists and Civil Defense officials have clarified that while the event looked like a seismic tsunami, its origins were entirely atmospheric. Geologist Federico Isla told Clar\u00edn that the event was rather a so-called \u201cviraz\u00f3n,\u201d a sudden, violent shift in wind direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey thought it was a tsunami, but no, it was a viraz\u00f3n: the wind changes and produces a meteorological tide, causing the waves to rise suddenly&#8230; It turned from the northwest to the southeast. When the wind stabilizes, it starts to go down,\u201d the expert explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the incident, authorities remain on high alert along the Atlantic Coast. &#8212; NNN-MERCOPRESS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUENOS AIRES, Jan 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) &#8212; One Argentine beachgoer died, and 35 others needed medical help after a rare and violent maritime phenomenon known as a meteotsunami hit the Atlantic Ocean resort of Santa Clara del Mar, some 20 kilometers north of Mar del Plata. The gigantic wave occurred during the hottest day of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":322110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322109"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=322109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322111,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322109\/revisions\/322111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/322110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=322109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=322109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=322109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}