On September 20, 1926, at 6:455 pm, a strong meteorological event hit Encarnación, some say a cyclone and others a tornado, which left between 300 and 400 dead and more than 500 families affected.

The stories of the time, compiled by Luis Verón, say that from 6:30 pm, “the city darkened, the rain advanced with hurricane-force winds and there was a flash over the river that marked the beginning of what was called Hell in the City”.

The tornado or cyclone wreaked havoc in what was the country's second largest city, destroying hundreds of homes, the pier, monuments and public buildings.

The assistance from Asunción arrived 7 hours after learning about the event. A telegram sent from Posadas, Argentina, at 5:45, gave part of the terrible event and by noon, the railroad that traveled at speeds beyond what the locomotive allowed arrived in the capital of the Department of Itapúa with medical professionals, medicines, clothes, food, etc.

Sources:
- Find out, Luís Verón, ABC Color Archive, 2019
- Jorge R. with archive from Unicanal, Canal YT; 20/09/2012
- Incarnation, Catastrophe of 20/09/1926 by Gajardo Bustamante; Surucu'a archive.
- Municipal Board of Encarnación, Canal YT; 19/09/2012

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