Tornado shook southern Chile: property damage and serious injuries | Chronic

A tornado hit the Chilean city of Los Angeles, an unusual weather phenomenon in that country, which caused serious structural damage and a little more than a dozen wounded. According to the information provided by the riflemen, the tromba has mainly crossed the area where the bus station of this city, located 513 kilometers south of Santiago.

The tornado, which occurred on Thursday around 7 pm in Argentina, caused several injuries and caused power outages, roof explosions, falling street lights, as well as bends in the air. small vehicles and trucks.

They also operated several transformers carrying electrical energy, sources said. The Mayor of Los Angeles, Esteban Krause, confirmed that there are wounded "but not serious", and that the meteorological service did not anticipate the weather phenomenon, in statements to CNN Chile.

According to the authorities' balance sheet, at least 12,000 customers were without electricity; There are 16 wounded people and six houses affected.

"My support and solidarity with the victims of the tornado that hit Los Angeles today destroyed houses, destroyed roofs and interrupted the electricity service", said the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, in a message to the people of Los Angeles.

"We are co-ordinated with the Mayor, who is in the city and chairs the Emergency Operations Committee and coordinates the repair of the damage", he precised.

The body of meteorology has not ruled out that it is a marine bomb entering the country and forming a tornado, an unusual phenomenon in Chile.