The heavy rain that hits Rio de Janeiro put Angra dos Reis (RJ), in the southwest region of the state, in Maximum warning for mass movements according to the National Center for Monitoring and Natural Disasters Alerts (CEMADEN). The alert is for landslides, barriers falls and slope ruptures This Friday (4).
The city, known for the hundreds of islands, is also under high level alert for hydrological risk which corresponds to floods and flood . The municipalities of Nova Friburgo (RJ), Petrópolis (RJ) and Paraty (RJ) are also under the same warning.
State Governor Claudio Castro (PL) released on social networks that he closely follows the forecast of heavy rains for this weekend and mobilized the entire structure of the government.
We are closely following heavy rainfall for this weekend and mobilize the entire structure of the state government to protect lives. We transferred the command of Firefighters to Angra dos Reis, suspended all clearances in the most risk (+) regions (+) pic.twitter.com/xqWew7l7g9
– Cláudio Castro (@claudiocastror) April 4, 2025
We transferred the command of Firefighters to Angra dos Reis, suspended all clearances in the highest risk regions and reinforced the integrated performance with the municipalities. The moment is of attention and prevention
Cláudio Castro (PL), governor of Rio de Janeiro
The Civil Defense of Angra dos Reis issued a high volume alert to residents and visitors of the municipalities through the cellular alert system. The city concentrates the largest accumulated rainfall in Rio de Janeiro so far, with 150mm locations.
Video: Images of Parque Belém, in Angra
The entire state of Rio de Janeiro is under some degree of warning for landslides and floods, according to the government. The highest risk is from the night of Friday (4) until dawn on Sunday (6), according to Cemaden.
Video: Rio Ariró, in Angra
This content was originally published in rain leaves Angra dos Reis (RJ) on maximum alert for landslides on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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