Christian worshippers claim the Virgin Mary has appeared in the sky and is protecting them from coronavirus. The moment was caught on camera around 5pm on Wednesday in the city of San Carlos, in the northeastern Argentine province of Corrientes.
It shows three shafts of blue and white light appear from the sky – the colours commonly associated with the Christian saint.
An unnamed resident whose daughter took the picture said: “In the sky a rainbow started to be seen, and then some drops started to create the figure (of the Virgin) in the sky surrounding the sun”.
Local media reported that some residents compared the figure seen in the sky with the Virgin of Itati, the patron saint of the province of Corrientes.