During the night of this Sunday, a strong storm hit the western area of Maldonado; it overturned vehicles, containers and caused breakages in houses, among other damages. The website of the Maldonado Mayor’s Office published statements by the director general of Works and Workshops, Darío Camacho, who reported “trees falling, some light columns, pavement damage” and “other damage.”
In the municipality of Piriápolis, in the Camino de los Arrayanes and Ruta Interbalnearia construction zone, the wind overturned two containers that fell into a car and a motorcycle; reported Underlined. At the same height, two cars were driving east on the highway when a tornado swept them up and overturned, in an accident that left six passengers injured. According to the Piriápolis weekly, the press.
TESTIMONIES: This is how neighbors and merchants experienced the storm that caused damage to houses, cars, trees, and power poles in Pan de Azúcar, Maldonado.https://t.co/MDZxLAtVvX pic.twitter.com/vR1HrgGlHQ
— Underline (@Underline) February 21, 2022
On the other hand, the city of Piriápolis suffered floods again as in last January due to intense rain. Sanabria and Chacabuco streets were once again one of the most affected, according to The Press. Héctor Barrios street and Rambla de los Argentinos were also flooded. A pipe broke and the water reached the other sidewalk, on the beach.
Meanwhile, in Pan de Azúcar, the “turbonade destroyed power lines”, “uprooted trees” and “blew up roofs”, according to what the mayor of Pan de Azúcar, Ruben Echevarría, told Telemundo. The bus terminal was also damaged and the storm “took away a whole window and huge roof flats,” said the mayor.
“After midnight, a squall uprooted roofs, trees and destroyed power lines,” said the mayor of Pan de Azúcar, Ruben Echavarría.
The city terminal was also affected. pic.twitter.com/GPKrmYWIUy
– Telemundo (@TelemundoUY) February 21, 2022
“The most urgent thing is the roof of the houses. The climate is still threatening,” Echeverría explained.
