In Buenos Aires the hurricane broke a city symbol — an iron flower

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Source: information agency "Reuters" In the capital Argentina, Buenos Aires, as a result of a hurricane the city symbol — Floralis Genérica — a huge flower from aluminia which is in the city since 2002 was damaged. As writes Yezhednevnaya gazeta La Nacion, bad weather in the city began early in the morning on December 17. In the city trees were tumbled down, the part from them fell to cars and blocked streets, support of street lighting are broken, traffic lights and are damaged wires, fences are broken. Floralis Genérica suffered also. In photos it is visible that on it one of petals is damaged. The flower has height of 20 m and 18 t weigh, is located on the square...