Parts of the Argentine Pampas, a vast expanse of flat grasslands, look more like wetlands these days following record rains, with local farmers warning of a "catastrophic" impact to their livelihoods.

An unusual downpour in March, followed by more rains since then, turned the usually temperate region's rural roads into canals, drowned crops and left cows stranded, searching hopelessly for pasture in the mud.

With drainage infrastructure unable to cope, some five million hectares -- an area larger than Denmark -- now stand under water, transforming one of the world's most productive agricultural areas into a patchwork of lagoons.

Scientists say climate change likely played a role in the freak rains, and for a severe drought that preceded it.

Locals insist the situation was made infinite

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