The storm in Monte Maíz caused damage in the town located in the southeast of the province.
Photo: courtesy Multimedios Maldoni
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A fierce storm broke out in southeastern Cordoba late on Sunday afternoon and caused damage to the town of Monte Maíz, to the limit where the Unión department joins with the Marcos Juárez department.
According to the Multimedios Maldoni portal, The abundant amount of water generated flooding in the streets and even caused accidents on Route 11 and Route 3, which connects Monte Maíz with Colonia Bismark. While local authorities called for extreme care to circulate through the flooded streets and the rain continued with less intensity during Sunday night, the electricity service remained suspended.
The strong wind, in turn, generated vHe smashed the roofs of some houses and uprooted trees that were left lying on the streets of the town.. In fact, as a result of these material damages, there would be injured people being attended during these hours.
While the total damage is not yet magnified, The residents of the town speak of a phenomenon with the characteristic of a tornado and warn about a large amount of damage. In fact, as they point out, the strong wind would have swept the Main square of the town, whose mast is bent.
Reportedly Córdoba government authorities have already contacted Mayor Luis María Trotte. The head of Civil Defense of the Province, Diego Concha told La Nueva Mañana that at the moment there is no damage in other locations, although attention will remain on the development of storms in the area. There are “between ten and twelve people evacuated.”
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