Electricity service in more than 90% of the metropolitan area of Asunción, which covers the capital of Paraguay and several neighboring cities, had been restored this Sunday, after a storm with strong winds that swept through the center of the country and included the fall of huge hail, reported official sources.

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In a statement released on social media, the state-owned National Electricity Administration (ANDE) indicated that by 7:39 local time (10:39 GMT), 57 of the 61 23,000-volt lines in the metropolitan area had been “normalized,” “which were out of service between 6:38 PM and 11:19 PM on Saturday.”

According to ANDE, four feeders that supply power to neighborhoods in the Paraguayan capital, as well as in the towns of Capiatá, Luque, and Limpio, all in the Central department, the most populated in the country, are still not working.

On Saturday, ANDE activated the “Emergency Support Red Code” to deploy more crews to the sites affected by the meteorological phenomenon.

⚠️ COMUNICADO DE PRENSA — ACTUALIZACIÓN N.º 2

✅ EL 93 % DE LAS LÍNEAS AFECTADAS YA FUERON NORMALIZADAS

A estas horas, 57 de las 61 líneas de 23.000 Voltios del área metropolitana que quedaron fuera de servicio entre las 18:38 y las 23:19 horas de ayer,
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— ANDE Página Oficial (@ANDEOficial) October 4, 2026

The head of the Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology, Eduardo Mingo, explained to EFE that what happened was a “seasonal storm probably amplified by teleconnection” with El Niño.

“This type of storm usually happens, but not with that intensity at this time,” said the official, referring to the transition from winter to spring in the Southern Cone of the continent.

Mingo explained that, according to records cited by local journalists, there were similar episodes in 2008, 2015, 1997, and 1998, although “not with the same intensity.”

But on this occasion, the expert detailed, the hailstones reached “very large diameters,” “practically the size of a human fist.”

“It would be about 10, 15 centimeters in diameter easily,” added Mingo, who warned that the probability of this event repeating is “very high” given the existence of “two ingredients,” as he called the seasonal condition and the El Niño phenomenon.

The size of the hailstones and the damage they caused by impacting vehicle roofs and windows went viral on social media, where users said they had sighted a funnel cloud that would indicate a possible tornado, which the spokesman assured requires further studies before being confirmed or denied.

🇵🇾😱 #IMPACTANTE | Granizos gigantes causan destrozos en Paraguay.

Una fuerte tormenta sorprendió a Asunción y otras ciudades de Paraguay la tarde y noche del sábado 3 de octubre. Granizos de gran tamaño, algunos comparables con pelotas de tenis, destrozaron parabrisas,… pic.twitter.com/vSBjd1ocqj

— El Nuevo Tiempo Cuenca (@NuevoTiempoCue) October 4, 2026

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