NewzOn Tuesday, an unusual spring electrical storm accompanied by heavy hail struck Santiago, Chile, causing widespread flooding in homes, businesses, and city streets. The severe weather event also produced a tornado, which the Chilean Meteorological Directorate has preliminarily classified as an EF0, the lowest intensity category on the scale.
The occurrence of such intense storm activity during the spring season is considered atypical for the region. National disaster prevention authorities have been engaged in responding to the damage caused by the flooding and the tornado's impact on the metropolitan area.
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