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Tree falls on vehicle on Tutunichapa Boulevard in San Salvador. Courtesy
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A powerful storm knocked down about twenty trees in the capital on Tuesday night, causing the collapse of traffic on several roads and prolonged blackouts after damaging a dozen poles, after hurricane-force winds moved violently through much of the central zone. , where the fall of hail was also reported.
In the Alameda Juan Pablo II and the Children’s Park, citizens report on social networks several collapsed trees that have cut the power line cable.
Civil Protection announced the displacement of several teams to remove the trees in the Guatemala neighborhood, on November 5. The fall of a tree on the back of a vehicle is also reported on Avenida Tutunichapa, near the Isidro Menéndez Judicial Center.
In the park of the Legislative Assembly they also report a felled tree.
The heavy rains caused the fall of trees and power lines in the Rosales Hospital area, San Salvador.
We are working to avoid road accidents.#EmergenciaSV pic.twitter.com/VApjC0OPvZ
— Ministry of Public Works (@ObrasPublicasSV) August 10, 2022
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The Mayor’s Office of San Salvador reported that it was evacuating at least 17 trees that were felled by strong gusts in the Metropolitan Area.
Floods also added to the emergencies. The Urbina River exceeded the level of the 10 Avenida Norte bridge in San Salvador and forced traffic to stop.
In addition, teams from the mayor’s office of San Salvador intervene in the area of Olympic Avenue, after a mishap caused by a tree that gave way due to tonight’s storm.
City officials are working to clear the area. pic.twitter.com/4IBkmD4oH9
– San Salvador City Hall Press (@PrensaAMSS) August 10, 2022
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“We have different situations. We have incidents in which billboards and fallen trees are reported,” Luis Amaya, director of Civil Protection, said in a television interview. “We also have 11 East Street and 18 North Avenue, in San Salvador. We have a billboard that has fallen on North 49th Avenue”, and he reiterated the call to take precautions and follow recommendations from the authorities.
25 Avenida Nortes also became a hotspot with trees over the streets, flooding, and traffic lights turned off due to power outages. The scenes were repeated at 75 Avenida Norte and also at 49 Avenida Norte where a billboard collapsed and a section of the highway was also flooded.
#ElObservatorioInforma Satellite animation shows the development of the storm core that is generating strong winds and hail in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, Colón and Sacacoyo. They are expected to move west-southwest. OB pic.twitter.com/ZyClN5sCxE
— Ministry of the Environment (@MedioAmbienteSV) August 10, 2022
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The Ministry of the Environment (Marn) indicated that the force of the storm was felt in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, and the towns of Colón and Sacocoyo, in La Libertad, for which there are still no reports of damage or emergencies.
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