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Deadly Windstorm Batters Mendoza as Zonda Risk Looms

Emergency services remain on alert after 440 incident reports, including a fatality.

Overview

  • Cristina Alejandra Funes, 37, died in Maipú when a tree crushed her car during Friday’s peak winds, according to the provincial emergency service.
  • Defensa Civil counted about 351 fallen trees and authorities logged roughly 440 storm-related incidents, with reports of blown roofs, damaged vehicles, power outages and preventive evacuations.
  • A Pedidos Ya rider in Las Heras survived a tree fall with an exposed fracture and remains hospitalized, and a 13-year-old in San Martín was treated and discharged after being struck by a tree.
  • The school authority suspended Friday afternoon and evening classes provincewide, and El Plumerillo airport temporarily halted operations with flight delays and cancellations during low visibility.
  • The national weather service kept an Orange wind alert in place as the regional observatory forecast Zonda on Sunday and Monday, focusing on Malargüe, the southern cordillera and the Uspallata area, with continued monitoring.