The main concern of the relief teams is to take advantage of the respite in the rains to rescue victims who were isolated due to the flooding that affected 341 municipalities out of a total of 497 in Rio Grande do Sul . The number of deaths in the state has reached 78. At least 105 people are still missing.
The volume of water has decreased in most interior cities. In Lajeado, it was possible to observe the damage caused by the Taquari flood, which practically consumed the rGovernor Leonel de Moura Brizola highway (Br-386), which connects Lajeado to the municipality of Estrela .
The Southern Military Command (CMS) reported that the weather forecast is for a window of good weather in most of the state between this Sunday (5) and next Tuesday (7), What is considered “good news” .
A baby and a woman pregnant with twins were rescued by helicopter by Navy soldiers this Sunday morning (5).
According to military personnel at a press conference in Porto Alegre, there should be rain this Monday (6) only in the extreme south of Rio Grande do Sul .
Guaíba at 5.30 meters
The lake Guaíba reached 5.31 meters this Sunday (5) , record levels in the history of Porto Alegre. The previous mark was 4.76 meters, which occurred in 1941. The city hall issued a warning for catastrophic flooding in the capital.
According to the city hall, 60 roads are completely blocked in Porto Alegre, and 13 are partially blocked. Several license plates of cars that were lost due to flooding were collected.
Source: CNN Brasil
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