Red alert and one deceased by extratropical cyclone in Uruguay
The decree, which will be signed by the President of the Republic and his ministers in the next few hours, declares a red-level alert and provides for the activation
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The Government of Uruguay issued a red-level alert on Thursday due to an extratropical cyclone that will cause very strong winds with rachas that could exceed 120 kilometres an hour on the coastal strip and that already left one dead. Fallen of trees and a man killed by lightning This phenomenon left a man dead in the department of Cerro Largo. - Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (@ Inumet _) August 6, 2026 from the Cerro Largo Police Headquarters reported that, according to primary information, it is a man who was hit by lightning in the town of Tupambaé. In addition, the cyclone caused tree falls and power cuts in 32,000 households, according to the state-owned company Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctrica (UTE), which added that the departments (provinces) that concentrate the most unserved customers are Rivera, Paysandu and Lavalleja.
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The Government of Uruguay issued a red-level alert on Thursday due to an extratropical cyclone that will cause very strong winds with rachas that could exceed 120 kilometres an hour on the coastal strip and that already left one dead.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesFallen of trees and a man killed by lightning This phenomenon left a man dead in the department of Cerro Largo. - Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (@ Inumet _) August 6, 2026 from the Cerro Largo Police Headquarters reported that, according to primary information, it is a man who was hit by lightning in the town of Tupambaé.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn addition, the cyclone caused tree falls and power cuts in 32,000 households, according to the state-owned company Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctrica (UTE), which added that the departments (provinces) that concentrate the most unserved customers are Rivera, Paysandu and Lavalleja.
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