2005 storm in Uruguay

2005 storm in Uruguay
Formed August 23, 2005
Dissipated August 24, 2005
Lowest pressure 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
Highest winds
Casualties 8 total
Areas affected Southern Uruguay

In 2005, a heavy storm swept across southern Uruguay from 23 to 24 August.

Facts

The storm started at the River Plate, entered Uruguayan territory at Kiyú (San José) and moved towards Juanicó (Canelones), where it died down.[1]

The strongest winds reached a speed of 200 km/h. Destruction was severe in many locations affected.[1]

8 people were dead, a high number of fatalities for a small country like Uruguay.[1]

Aftermath

Meteorologists considered this to be an extratropical cyclone.[1]

Many years later, Uruguayan people keep commenting this cyclone as the worst they remember.[1] The 2005 storm is widely regarded as the worst disaster to befall Uruguay in recent years, even prompting United Nations intervention. Reestablishment of public services was slow due to a lack of resources, including power saws, emergency shelter, and other essentials like mattresses, blankets, sheets, hygiene kits, and diapers.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2005 cyclone much worse than 2012" (in Spanish). El Observador. 20 Sep 2012.
  2. ↑ "Uruguay: Heavy Storm OCHA Situation Report No. 1". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2015-11-20.

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