A strong electrical storm broke out over the city of Barquisimeto (Lara), in western Venezuela, associated with the presence of convective clouds over much of the Venezuelan territory, meteorologist Luis Vargas explained on Instagram.
According to photographs and videos published by users of social networks, the atmospheric phenomenon produced abundant lightning, thunder and until the hailthe latter mainly in the city of Carora, near Barquisimeto.
Internet users assured that the intensity of the downpour was unusually high by the standards of the capital Larense and its surroundings, which is why flooding on many of the main roads, power outages and traffic accidents were reported.
Likewise, neighbors warned of the flooding of the La Ruezaga ravine due to heavy rain and said it was about to overflow.
No official reports of damage or casualties emerged.
(LaIguana.TV)
# 27 September 18:27 Stick of water #Barquisimeto #rains #Lara through @ChiLiDelgado pic.twitter.com/4XUCjR1Xb3
– Red-58 (@ rosso5818) September 27, 2022
This is how La Ruezga ravine is located #Barquisimeto rain product of this # 27 September
Neighbors comment that it doesn’t take long before it overflows.
📽️ Courtesy pic.twitter.com/gFwonDVdU3
– Yelitza Figueroa Rivas (@YelitzaFigueroa) September 27, 2022
#Barquisimeto under heavy storm pic.twitter.com/5EMlaKW4GA
– Antonio 🇻🇪🇮🇹 💪🇺🇦 (@antocalicapo) September 27, 2022
@MeteoLara hail this afternoon in Barquisimeto near the obelisk pic.twitter.com/srbkOYhux1
– Luis Zabala (@lezabala) September 27, 2022
18:45 27 September 2022. Drain that divides Fundalara Norte from the Los Cardones residential park overflowed @MeteoLara @laprensalara pic.twitter.com/p3oiqoJSrB
– Edgardo Melendez (@ edgardo0512) September 27, 2022
A bus was injured on Avenida Venezuela with Calle 12 de #Barquisimeto pic.twitter.com/P8BneLvyj4
– Yelitza Figueroa Rivas (@YelitzaFigueroa) September 27, 2022
which pic.twitter.com/6spdK4oQHZ
– elchencho10 (@ elchencho10) September 27, 2022
Venezuela Avenue #Barquisimeto The main avenue of the city has collapsed from the water, consequently all the transversal ones are flooded.
No sewer or drain can make it because there was too much water.#rains #Electric storm @MeteoLara @meteovenezuela– Reimar (@tiarei) September 27, 2022
East at 6:28 pm pic.twitter.com/94735gSV1H
– Manuel Gil (@ manuelgil64) September 27, 2022
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