Overview
- A sudden morning storm on Thursday brought intense hail and violent gusts to towns including Las Rosas, Monje, Gálvez, Díaz and San Genaro, covering streets in ice and ripping roofs from buildings.
- Regional meteorologists had issued progressive alerts before the event and expanded warnings as the system moved through the area.
- Provincial authorities report dozens of damaged homes with about 29 affected in Las Rosas, two families evacuated and no confirmed fatalities while some outlets reported injuries.
- The storm knocked down trees and power lines, left routes 65 and 178 obstructed by overturned or stranded trucks and caused a high‑wind accident in which a utility carrying coffins rolled over.
- Provincial Protección Civil, bomberos, Defensa Civil and the energy company are working on site to clear roads, restore electricity and evaluate longer term impacts on local communities and the regional supply chain as weather improves toward early next week.