On a stormy August afternoon a tornado crossed farmland near San Joaquín in the Caaguazú region of Paraguay. It tore roofs off houses, knocked down trees and flattened some small wooden homes, and three people were hurt.
▶ Open on the mapParaguay is on the edge of South America's 'tornado corridor', where warm air from the Amazon meets cold air from the south.
The tornado struck around five in the afternoon, and neighbours filmed the funnel with their phones before it reached the houses.