The city hall of Gramado, in Rio Grande do Sul, declared a state of calamity this Friday morning (24). Last Thursday (23), a building collapsed in the Três Pinheiros neighborhood. Houses, streets and entire neighborhoods in the municipality were closed after cracks appeared caused by intense rain.
In a press conference, Nestor Tissot (PP), mayor of Gramado, reported that 526 people are outside their homes, of which 62 were sent to shelters. Residents will probably be able to pick up their belongings quickly this Friday.
The expectation is that from Monday (27), residents will be able to return to their homes. The affected neighborhoods: Piratini, Caboclo, Viação Férrea, Três Pinheiros, Planalto remain surrounded.
The mayor also said that for prevention, they mapped all projects that have explosion activity, both for building and road constructions and suspended the licenses, until they know that this is not affecting the stability of the soil.
For prevention, all projects that have explosion activity were mapped, both for the construction of buildings and roads, and they suspended the licenses until they knew that this was not affecting the stability of the soil.
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A building collapsed in Gramado, in Serra do Rio Grande do Sul, this Thursday morning (23). The five-story residential building was located in the Três Pinheiros neighborhood.
The accident left no injuries, as all local residents had already left last Saturday (18), according to the city council, due to the risk of collapse.
According to updates from Gramado City Hall (RS), until this Wednesday morning (22), only the central region did not suffer the effects of the storm. In the neighborhoods of Três Pinheiros, Piratini and Planalto, residences and buildings remain closed and there is no provision for families to return to the area.
The Três Pinheiros region is completely blocked for people to travel and stay. The Piratini neighborhood has around 23 closed residences. Residents of a condominium in the Planalto neighborhood have been out of their homes since Saturday (18) due to the risk of landslides, the city hall said in a statement.
Source: CNN Brasil
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