Edwin Rojas, director of the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh), explained during The Round this October 10 why a whirlpool formed in Guatemala City the day before.
The phenomenon was observed and recorded by users on the afternoon of October 9 in zones 11 and 12.
Witnesses stated that the whirlpool continued for a few seconds, but dissolved when it hit the ground.
Rojas described the whirlpool as a atypical phenomenon in the country and explained the factors that caused it.
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According to the official, the abnormal temperature increase During the morning, added to the atmospheric instability, it favored the development of the whirlpool.
He added that They do not expect it to be repeated; However, if conditions occur again, minor eddy-related phenomena could be observed.
In some videos it was observed how the whirlpool He lifted some sheets of the houses.
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