Overview
- Nearly two hours of hurricane‑force winds and about 60 millimeters of rain overwhelmed drainage and rapidly inundated streets and underpasses.
- Flooding hit multiple departments, spreading from Maipú and Luján de Cuyo into Mendoza City, Godoy Cruz, Las Heras and Guaymallén.
- Widely shared videos showed people jumping from the Shopping de Guaymallén bridge, kayaking through streets and floating on inflatables.
- Defensa Civil reported 360 storm‑related incidents and more than 45,000 users without electricity due to downed trees and fallen cables.
- Hundreds of homes and vehicles sustained damage with assessments ongoing, and forecasts indicate further instability with potential severe storms on Saturday.