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Hailstorm causes flooding in the center and periphery of Oaxaca

Patricia Briseño / Oaxaca

The State Coordination of Civil Protection and Comprehensive Risk Management reported flooded avenues and streets, flooding in lower parts and falling trees, derived from the storm and hail fall recorded this Friday night in the capital and metropolitan area.

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The relief forces ruled out loss of life or injuries, during the first tours at various points after the passage of the storm that lasted approximately an hour and a half.

The residents of the capital shared videos and photographs of the hail on facades, parks and subdivisions, markets, cafeterias, bars, but the viralized images were the campaign houses of the student encampment, in resistance several months ago, defeated by the force of the water.

For the second consecutive day, torrential rains were recorded in the city and suburban area due to a low pressure channel, extended over the southeast of the national territory and the entry of moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

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On its side, the Federal Electricity Commission reported the interruption of electricity, while the Municipal Public Services area confirmed the fall of an ancient laurel tree, Paseo Juárez, El Llano.

Civil Protection reported that it will continue to monitor the levels of rapid response rivers, especially those that cross the capital.

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