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Eight people were transported by either air or ambulance to local hospitals, Shared Health, the provincial health authority, said in a statement to the BBC.

This is not the first time Ms Atwood has been critical of the provincial book ban.

Without enough money, whether from the international community, the federal government or provincial budget, it is hard to execute the solutions they've all preached.

Buenos Aires provincial security minister Javier Alonso said the decision took too long and that it was "clear that there was a very hostile attitude".

A provincial rescue spokesman told news agency AFP that "10 to 12 entire villages" were partially buried.