Journalist Salvador Schwartzmann wrote in a post on X: ‘Five injured and 10,000 without power in Puerto Varas. Thirty homes destroyed, power lines and trees downed, and many roofs blown off by gusts of 170 km/h.’

Chile tornado left homes damaged in Puerto Varas. The destructive vortex accompanied by heavy rainfall struck the city on May 25, leaving widespread damage in its wake. Locals were battered by the intense whirlwind as it tore through the area in the afternoon.