Cityscape to the south of Cordoba, Argentina. Wikipedia.

EDIS Number: ST-20120131-33981-ARG
Date / time: 31/01/2012 04:28:53 [UTC]
Event: Extreme Weather
Area: South-America
Country: Argentina
State/County: Córdoba Province
Location: City of Córdoba
Number of Deads: 1 person(s)
Number of Injured: 15 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Heavy

Description:

One person was killed, fifteen were injured and at least 60 others had to be evacuated after a severe hail and thunder storm hit most of the city of Cordoba. Emergency rescue services said that people reported tress falling, traffic lights malfunctioning, flooded streets and roofs being ripped apart by the strong winds. A 46-year old man identified as Jorge Carrizo was killed after a tree fell on top of the car he was driving, over Capdevila Av., located to the east of the city. Public services were collapsed due to the high number of people in need of assistance, while a Civil Defence spokesman said that at much as 70 percent of the city streets had experienced trees falling. Cordoba-bound flights leaving from Aeroparque also had to be delayed due to poor weather conditions. The rain began minutes after 3 pm, even though this morning in Cordoba the sun was shining and high temperatures were registered. Sources have confirmed many fallen tress and electricity poles throughout the capital city, with many of its streets inaccessible to traffic and power outages in several neighbourhoods. Traffic on route 5, uniting Cordoba with Alta Gracia, had to be interrupted due to dangerous weather conditions.