A 78 -year -old elderly died after being dragged by a flood caused by heavy rainfall who hit Carazinho (RS), approximately 280 km from Porto Alegre, on the afternoon of Thursday (27). The information was released by the Civil Defense.
According to the organ, the woman was surprised by the force of the waters as she moved, on foot, near her residence, in an area with slope.
According to the report of a witness who was at the scene, the elderly woman was dragged by the force of the water to a hole by the road.
The Civil Defense reported that the cause of death is still unknown and will be determined after expert examinations. The Military Brigade and the Civil Police follow the case. According to the team of the Rio Grande do Sul Civil Defense Monitoring Center, between 15:45 and 18h ​​were recorded 53.2 mm of rainfall in Carazinho. The data are from the Station of the Monitoring System and Agroclimatic Alerts (Simagro-RS).
The region was within the area included by the last weather warning issued by the agency last Wednesday (26) the warning provided for heavy rains, punctual flooding, hail and electrical discharges.
Danger
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued a danger This Friday (28) to Rio Grande do Sul, with the possibility of rain between 30 and 60 mm/h, flooding, slope landslides and river overflows.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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