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Storms dissipate, alert reduced to four Paraguayan departments
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Storms dissipate, alert reduced to four Paraguayan departments

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A storm system that affected a large part of Paraguay has weakened and reduced its coverage area.
  • Severe weather phenomena are now only expected in isolated instances in the northeastern Region Oriental.
  • The alert has been reduced to four departments, down from nine earlier in the day, following damage from earlier storms.

The severe storm system that impacted a significant portion of Paraguay has lost strength and its coverage area has considerably diminished. While the system continues to affect the northeastern part of the Oriental Region, the likelihood of severe weather is now limited to "very isolated" occurrences during the early afternoon.

According to the Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) bulletin issued at 12:28 on Wednesday, the remaining phenomena may include moderate to strong thunderstorms, moderate to strong wind gusts, and occasional hail. The alert is now concentrated in the northern parts of San Pedro and Alto Paraná, southern Amambay, and Canindeyú.

This reduction in alert area marks a significant decrease from the morning's situation, when nine departments were under storm warnings. Those earlier storms caused considerable damage, including fallen trees, strong flash floods, and inundated streets in various parts of Alto Paraná.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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