Strong storm leaves 2 dead in Uruguay

Winds blew in gusts at the speed of 99.4 mph (160 kph) in the departmental capital, Colonia del Sacramento, Xinhua reported citing the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology.

The "very strong storms" occurred in the early morning and caused "the regrettable death of two people" and "fallen trees and power lines, blowing off light roofs, among others," it said.

Some 125,000 homes were left without electricity in the morning due to the damage to the electrical infrastructure, a figure which by midday fell to 65,000, according to UTE, the state-owned power company.

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