93/0364
URUGUAY - STORM
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.
1
8 SEPTEMBER 1993
1. THIS YEAR, DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC ALTERATIONS
FORM THE PACIFIC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM ARGENTINA,
THE QUOTE TEMPORAL DE SANTA ROSA UNQUOTE (A SEASONAL PHENOMENON AT AROUND
END OF AUGUST) RESULTED IN UNUSUALLY HEAVY STORMS WITH 100 KM/HOURS WINDS,
RAINS AND HAILSTORMS AFFECTING THE WHOLE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THE DEPARTMENT
OF RIO NEGRO.
2. 2,000 PEOPLE FROM RIO NEGRO (AROUND
450 FAMILIES) AT THE POVERTY LEVEL HAVE BEEN EVACUATED, WITH DAMAGE CAUSED
