The Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul reported this Saturday (20) that the rains that hit the state last week caused a second death. A body was found yesterday in Porto Alegre.
The victim is a motorcycle courier who had been missing since the storm on Tuesday (16). At the time, the capital suffered from flooding, gusts of wind, falling trees and interruption of electricity supply in several neighborhoods.
At the beginning of the week, a death had been reported in the city of Cachoeirinha, located in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre. A supermarket marquee fell on a homeless man who was trying to protect himself from the rain. He did not survive his injuries.
The storm that hit a large part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday night (16) affected more than 13,900 people. In total, 51 municipalities reported damage.
Inmet Alert
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued a potential danger alert for intense rain in the northeast of Rio Grande do Sul and part of Santa Catarina.
The warning is valid until this Sunday morning (21). There are possibilities of wind gusts of up to 60 km/h and hail.
Source: CNN Brasil
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