Shocking videos of the tornado that terrorized southern Chile

Explosions of electrical transformers, ceilings that flew in the air, the fall of lighting poles that caused sudden power cuts, small vehicles and trucks driven by high winds. It sounds like a horror movie, but it happened in Chile. Thursday a tornado caused panic in the city of Los Angeles, south of this country, and left at least 16 people injured and great material damage.

The unexpected meteorological phenomenon occurred around 18 years old. it could not be anticipated by the meteorological service, according to the mayor of this city, Esteban Krause.

According to the rest of the authorities, at least 12,000 inhabitants found themselves without electrical energy, there are 16 people injured (none seriously) and six houses affected.

In addition, a high-voltage tower that fell on an avenue destroys four vehiclesmany houses were left without roofs and streetlights were left on the houses.

In this regard, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said that he was coordinating actions with local authorities to resolve problems caused by an unusual climatic phenomenon in Chile.

Several ambulances had to go to the affected areas urgently They treated the wounded in the street. Firefighters also claimed to have smothered the flames in a house burned after he was struck by lightning.

Marine dam

From meteorology, they did not rule out that it was a marine bomb who entered the country by forming a tornado, which does not usually happen in Chile.

However, they recalled that last March, a small tornado – also unheard of in this region – hit the city of Puerto Montt, 1,044 kilometers south of Santiago, and damaged some 35 houses.