The Civil Defense of Amazonas issued a warning to the population about the risk of landslides in risk areas due to the heavy rains that hit the state capital, Manaus, this Friday (12).
According to Civil Defense, the weather forecast indicates continued rain over the next few hours. The alert is valid until 9pm today and asks the population to follow the guidelines of security agencies and the municipal contingency plan. In case of emergency, the instruction is to call 199 or 193.
According to the National Center for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alerts (Cemaden), this morning, the accumulation of precipitation reached 63.04 mm in the capital.
City Hall teams had to act in four incidents this morning.
In the north of the capital, a culvert broke and there was flooding. A landslide was recorded in the east and a tree fell in the west of the city.
It also rains heavily in other municipalities such as Manacapuru, which recorded an accumulation of 59.14 mm. There, the concern is due to the occupation of potentially unstable river banks with subsidence steps, cracks and previous records of undermining of the banks (“fallen lands”), as well as the occupation of high slopes with a history of landslides and processes. installed erosion.
Source: CNN Brasil
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