Overview
- The storm struck Thursday, Nov. 12, bringing heavy rain, hail and gusts reported up to about 130 km/h that blew off roofs, uprooted trees, flooded streets and knocked down medium‑tension poles.
- Local hospitals treated more than 150 people for cuts, fractures and other injuries and a child with a severe head trauma was flown to Orán and later reported stable.
- The provincial Comité de Emergencia Climática, led by Mario Mimessi, deployed Defensa Civil, police and medical reinforcements and moved about 25–30 people to an evacuation center for damaged homes.
- EDESA crews are repairing damaged medium‑tension lines to restore electricity while Aguas del Norte installed generators at key wells to restart water pumping after outages cut supply.
- Authorities have suspended classes pending school inspections, maintain a meteorological alert for the department, and warn residents to avoid fallen poles and live cables as recovery work continues.