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Storms damage at least 130 homes in southern Paraguay
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Storms damage at least 130 homes in southern Paraguay

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Strong storms, wind gusts and hail damaged at least 130 homes in Paraguay’s Itapúa department between Sunday and Monday.
  • Officials counted 90 affected homes in Cambyretá and 40 in Encarnación, while warning the total could rise to 700.
  • Meteorologists forecast further storms in the country’s Eastern Region, with heavy rain and winds of about 90 kph.

At least 130 homes suffered damage after strong storms swept through Paraguay’s southern Itapúa department, destroying roofs and harming crops with wind gusts and hail.

Arsenio Zárate, head of Paraguay’s National Emergency Secretariat, said officials had counted 90 affected homes in Cambyretá and another 40 in Encarnación, the department’s capital. He warned that the figure could eventually reach 700.

The storms also caused damage in Nueva Alborada, Bella Vista and Capitán Meza, all in Itapúa. Authorities reported further impacts in the departments of Paraguarí, Canindeyú and Caaguazú.

The national Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology warned that another storm system could affect the Eastern Region between Sunday and Monday. The forecast called for accumulated rainfall of 60 to 90 millimeters and wind gusts near 90 kph.

Itapúa, which borders Argentina, hosted a round of the World Rally Championship over the weekend and was identified as the area hit hardest by the storms. The government has also forecast a strongly intense El Niño phenomenon from August through March 2027, with possible heavy rain and rising river levels.

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— Arsenio ZárateThe emergency official described Itapúa’s level of storm damage.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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