A tornado tore through the town of Dolores, Uruguay on Friday, killing four and injuring 200 others, according to local media reports.
Tornadoes are fairly uncommon in the region.
#eustorm 75100,UY 27/30 – #Tornado Video Dolores Soriano #Uruguay 15.4.16 – https://t.co/TxmmvIQsYv FlintyGalaxy149 pic.twitter.com/LKSkKevuIF
— #eustorm (@EUStormMap) April 16, 2016
@reedtimmerTVN Hey man ! Check this out: a HUGE tornado today in Dolores, Uruguay. So strange here !!! 2 deaths 😥 pic.twitter.com/v4V142OaLe
— Clima MeteoFedex ⛈ (@MeteoFedex) April 16, 2016
Officials have confirmed that the tornado caused significant damage to residential homes. Dolores has a population of about 20,000.
Juan Andres Roballo, an official with President Vázquez’s office, said: “The president has ordered the deployment of all the resources in the state to attend to the situation in Delores.”
According to Todo Noticias, the Meteorological Service of Uruguay had given an alert color of orange, the second highest alert, and called for heavy rain, wind, thunder and hail. However, a tornado was not expected.
#AHORA: Fuerte temporal en Dolores, en Uruguay. Investigan si se trató de un tornado pic.twitter.com/nvx66F4qtE
— C5N (@C5N) April 15, 2016
Desgarradoras imágenes del tornado que azotó la localidad uruguaya de Dolores https://t.co/tDXLdOTf1J #FuerzaDolores pic.twitter.com/AoKCF2iBSJ
— TN – Todo Noticias (@todonoticias) April 16, 2016
Tornado en Dolores, Soriano pic.twitter.com/U6psQrJA8C
— Mauro Bettega (@jaxregal) April 15, 2016