Classes from Municipal Education Network of Angra dos Reis and Petrópolis in the south of Rio de Janeiro, were suspended on Friday (4) due to the rainfall strong in cities until next Sunday (6).
The city of Petrópolis, besides canceling the day of class, also decreed optional point
The alerts of the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) for thunderstorms throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro, including the Costa Verde and Sul Fluminense region, were the major impactants in the operation of schools. According to the institute, it should rain a total accumulated of 300 mm in the region.
The Municipal Secretariat of Education of Angra dos Reis will also establish the replacement of the suspended class on a non -foreseen day, such as Saturdays, school recess days or eventual days of optional points, not to affect the 200 school days calendar.
The municipality also prevented 300 mattresses, 200 personal hygiene kits, 200 cleaning kits and 500 water bales to face strong temporal.
“We are working in advance, with prevention, to offer a faster and more qualified response if we detect consequences in the municipality because of the rains,” said Mayor Claudio Feerreti.
The City of Petrópolis pointed out that the decision to expand the suspension of classes to an optional point refers to flooding and landslides in the city, but that essential services should continue.
“Emergency health care will be maintained throughout the Municipality, as well as the normal operation of Comdep, Petropolitan Traffic and Transport Company (CPTrans), Municipal Civil Guard (GCM), Social Assistance, Civil Defense and other bodies involved in coping with rainfall,” confirmed the municipality in a statement.
This content was originally published in classes are canceled in Rio cities due to temporal alerts on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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