Several people received head injuries from hail strikes. Many of the wounded were transferred to various medical centers, especially to the regional polyclinic
A spectacular downpour of rain and tennis ball-sized rocks has hit the town of Villa Mercedes in San Luis over the past few hours, killing one person, damaging cars and homes, and injuring residents.
The phenomenon broke out around 11:00 pm on Thursday and mainly affected people who were enjoying the 34th National Festival in the Narrow Streets, who were frantically running for shelter to protect themselves from being hit by rocks.
The fatal victim is a man in his 70s who developed decompensation and died at the scene, the provincial government news agency confirmed this Friday.
Although the hurricane hit Villa Mercedinos in different parts of the city, after a hot and humid day, the highest concentration of casualties occurred around the Fiesta de la Calle Angosta, where many were cut and injured. deg.
According to official sources, blows, cuts to the head and hands, fainting, broken glass and dents in the body were the remnants of a hurricane that affected 80 percent of the cars and people gathered around one of the most important parties from the province.
The fire department said that the victims were transferred to various medical centers, especially the regional clinic "Juan Domingo Peron", due to cuts on their heads.
Outside of the party area, the city was also heavily damaged by rocks, blown roofs, flooded streets, downed trees, and downed power lines.
The municipality has set up a special contingency committee to help families affected by power outages in various parts of the city and blown roofs, and has asked neighbors to "shelter in their homes" until the storm subsides.
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