BREAKING : #Argentine provinces of #BuenosAires & #SantaFe hit by a strong #storm, Massive destruction : video

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The storm left the towns of Junín, Lincoln, San Nicolás, Baradero, Arrecifes, Ramallo & Pérez Millán without electricity, as a result of a failure in the high-voltage electrical system, the Electrical Energy Distribution Company (EDEN) reported.

The electricity supply has been restored in some locations, but in San Nicolás work continues to restore it. “In this context, all the staff of San Nicolás plus crews that have arrived from other branches are working in coordination with the living forces of the city and the municipality, to attend to the most urgent cases, supply energy to essential services, electro-dependent and potential risk situations on public roads,” EDEN said .

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Winds of more than 100 km/h (±62 mph) overturned two trucks on Route 9 near San Nicolás, in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Several provinces are under orange alert due to strong storms that hit the centre of the country.

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The #Argentine provinces of #BuenosAires & #SantaFe were hit by a strong #storm that began on Friday night. Heavy rain, hail & wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour caused power outages, overturned trucks, downed trees & damaged cars & buildings.

On social networks, users publish videos and photos of the hail storm in Rosario. Images show palm-sized hailstones causing dents in cars & even shattering vehicle windows.

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Massive destruction from the fierce storm yesterday afternoon or evening at the Expo Agro. San Nicolás, #BuenosAires

In San Nicolás, the Expoagro facilities, an open-air agro-industrial exhibition, were destroyed. Videos from the place show ‘stands’ collapsed and scattered on the ground. The fair authorities announced that entry to the place to dismantle the stands left after the storm will be prohibited this Saturday.

Likewise, Expoagro pointed out that no person who was in the exhibition during the storm was injured and that the only damage that has been reported is material.

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San Nicolás: The storm overturned trucks & caused damage to the ExpoAgro grounds

During the night of Frida & Saturday morning, an intense storm of rain and electrical activity hit several regions of the country, especially the north of the province of Buenos Aires, the south of Santa Fe and the south of Mendoza, coinciding with the alerts. by storms issued by the National Meteorological Service (SMN).

Although the state agency’s warning for instability remained active until the early hours of this Saturday, it is expected that conditions will gradually improve throughout the day.