Powerful tornado in the town of Dolores, Uruguay
A newly released videos shows the impact of a deadly tornado that took lives and damaged several building on Friday, April 15.
The video was taken by a security camera in a shoe store in the town of Dolores in southwestern Uruguay, when a deadly tornado took everything away.
According to the local reports, the story injured more than 200 people and damaged around 400 buildings.
We can’t imagine how fearful it would have been for the customers and staff who witnessed it in front of their eyes.
Uruguay's government declared a day of national mourning on Sunday for the deaths in Dolores, a city of 20,000 people about 250km of Montevideo. President Tabare Vazquez was expected to travel to the devastated city that day as well.
The tornado took the city by surprise and officials announced an important part of the population lost their homes.
The video was taken by a security camera in a shoe store in the town of Dolores in southwestern Uruguay, when a deadly tornado took everything away.
According to the local reports, the story injured more than 200 people and damaged around 400 buildings.
We can’t imagine how fearful it would have been for the customers and staff who witnessed it in front of their eyes.
Uruguay's government declared a day of national mourning on Sunday for the deaths in Dolores, a city of 20,000 people about 250km of Montevideo. President Tabare Vazquez was expected to travel to the devastated city that day as well.
The tornado took the city by surprise and officials announced an important part of the population lost their homes.