The Civil Defense of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, issued an alert to the possibility of strong storm between 12h and 23h this Friday (9). The accumulated can exceed 80mm, with more intense rains scheduled for late afternoon and evening.
According to the warning, the conditions are favorable for gusts of over 80 km/h, electric discharges and hail fall in the southern capital.
The Permanent Emergency Agreement Committee monitors the situation, and is ready to serve the population.
Civil Defense Guidelines:
- Don’t face bad weather
- Move away from flooded areas of streams and rivers
- In the event of habitation real estate in risk areas, it is housed in a safe place or seek assistance in temporary shelter with relatives/friends or the structure that the city has to be welcomed
- Stay away from posts, trees and signposts and advertising
The month of May marks a year of the floods that took place in Rio Grande do Sul. On May 1, 2024, a state of public calamity was decreed was decreed throughout the southern region of the country.
In all, floods impacted 478 of the 497 cities of Rio Grande do Sul, directly affecting about 2.4 million inhabitants. The number of fatalities reached 184, plus 806 injured and 25 people to date as missing.
Nearly 200,000 people were homeless or homeless, and a real war operation was triggered by local and national governments, mobilizing rescue forces from different states, which had the selfless support of thousands of volunteers also coming from all regions, the country, and a gigantic donation network.
*Under Pedro Osorio’s supervision
This content was originally published in Civil Defense Alert for the possibility of temporal this week in RS on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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