Tornado leaves trail of destruction in Puerto Varas

At slightest 19 group were injured and astir 250 homes damaged arsenic nan tornado swept done nan Los Lagos region, forcing evacuations and causing wide powerfulness outages.

Shelters were damaged, equipment scattered successful shops, and roofs torn from buildings. The tornado, rated EF-1 by Chile’s Meteorological Service, brought winds of up to 178 kph.

President Gabriel Boric visited nan area connected Monday, announcing emergency assistance and self-reconstruction support for affected families.