Since Monday followingnoon, a strong extratropical cyclone caused damage to Uruguay and left at least one dead. The waves hit buildings on the eastern shores, which suffered flooding and extensive damage. The weather alert also fell regarding the city and province of Buenos Aireswhich might be affected by strong winds.
product of the storm, a 23-year-old man lost his life yesterday crushed by a tree in his house in Paso de la Arena. There was also an evacuation, blasting of objects and lifting of roofs in the southeast of the country.
Social networks were filled with videos of the inhabitants of the different Uruguayan coastal cities hit by the cyclone. Most of the footage records the Playa de los Ingleses area, in Punta del Este.
In other images you can see the cars trying to circulate through the streets full of foam from the sea in the coastal city of the department of Maldonado. However, the storm also hit the rest of the country with heavy rains and winds.
Despite the request of the authorities not to circulate in the cities, some citizens disregarded the regulations and decided to go to the coast to see the meteorological phenomenon and be able to take some photos to immortalize the moment.
Many apartments on the Punta del Este boulevard suffered significant damage. In some homes, the windows were even completely broken and the water entered the interior.
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) issued a yellow alert and two orange alerts on Tuesday, divided by the intensity of the winds caused by the approach of a subtropical cyclone. The alerts were updated at 6:30 p.m. and will be updated at midnight. Winds are expected to die down by Wednesday morning.
