Strange weather
Yesterday afternoon, amid the finalizing of several outdoor repairs at my new house, we had a strange weather occurence. Needless to say, the house repairs were set back a day! We hope to finish up the last bit of outside work (finishing the fence, painting a new section of wall, and the security lights) including laying new sod! The painter informs me he should finish with the whole house tomorrow so that is a big step forward!
From the DR1:
7. Tornado hits parts of Santiago
In a scene reminiscent of pictures from Kansas or New Orleans, large parts of Santiago were hit by a sudden tornado yesterday afternoon. Pictures of smashed vehicles (see Diario Libre), uprooted trees and trash-strewn streets were common. Power lines were blown down, signs toppled and traffic came to a standstill for nearly an hour. According to the La Informacion, the kiosks and displays for the Regional Book Fair set to open on Saturday were blown about and some were badly damaged. Francisco Arias, the local Civil Defense director reported that parts of Los Salados, Los Pepines, El Ensueno, La Herradura, La Loteria and the area around Estrella Sadhala Avenue and the Monument were reporting the worst damage. Falling trees and flying branches damaged or partly destroyed several cars. The Mega Vision television tower was knocked over by the winds. No human victims were reported, but a lot of cleaning up now remains to be done.
