A storm in Argentina kills 13 people and paralyzes cities

The storm with winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour that struck Argentina in the early hours of Sunday (December 17) killed 13 people in the province of Bahía Blanca, about 600 kilometers from the capital, Buenos Aires. 14 other people were seriously injured. 500 thousand Argentines without electricity.

In the face of this tragedy, President Javier Miley, Newly sworn in In office, part of his government was in the area where the deaths were recorded. Information from the Argentine newspaper No nation.

Miley arrived accompanied by a delegation consisting of four ministers, including Patricia Bullrich, head of the Ministry of Security and his competitor in the first round of the country’s presidential elections.

According to the newspaper, the president declared that it was a storm.Unprecedented“which will take”Several days for normalizationMiley also participated in meetings of the Crisis Committee that was formed to deal with the disaster with Axel Kiselov, Governor of Buenos Aires Province, and Federico Suspiles, Mayor of Bahía Blanca.

Rain and strong winds also hit other cities in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. At San Fernando Airport, the storm overturned several planes parked in the terminal. According to the MetSul Meteorological Institute, wind gusts reaching a speed of 132 km/h were recorded at the airport. Losses amount to millions of dollars in aircraft and infrastructure.

Videos circulating on social media show fallen trees and damage caused by the storm in Buenos Aires:

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The Argentine Meteorological Authority stated that the weather condition is under orange warning in various provinces of the country. The agency also asked people to avoid leaving their homes.