Dozens of people were killed in Venezuela due to Hurricane Julia

In Venezuela, flooding and a landslide caused by Hurricane Julia killed 36 people, 52 more residents were missing.

It is noted that large trees were uprooted by a powerful stream, fragments of rocks were swept away from the mountains near the city of Las Tejerias. Local residents had only a few minutes to leave their homes, after which an avalanche of mud, rocks and fallen trees reached the flooded areas.

In total, about 20,000 houses were damaged, industrial enterprises were affected.

In Venezuela, a three-day mourning period was declared for the victims.

Hurricane Julia also affected other countries in Central and South America. Floods and landslides have killed at least 28 people in El Salvador and Guatemala.