One severe storm alert was issued for this Thursday (13) in much of the states of Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro . The information is from the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet).
The warning classified as “danger” includes the metropolitan region of São Paulo. Since the late afternoon of Wednesday (12), the state capital faces several occurrences after storms in the city.
The heavy rain that hit the city of Sao Paulo last Wednesday (12) overthrew a historical symbol of the state capital: The third oldest tree in the city, a 30 meter high and approximately 200 years located in Largo do Arouche, in the city center.
One strong storm It also hit the capital of Rio de Janeiro, on the night of Wednesday (12). According to the Rio Alert system, between 19h and 20h, 58.8 mm of rain in Santa Teresa were recorded, 43.2 mm in the URCA and 35.6 mm in Laranjeiras.
Alert for today
The alert valid from 14h to 21h this Thursday, issued by Inmet, covers the regions of Campinas, South/Southwest of Minas, Baixada Fluminense (RJ), Paraíba Valley (SP), São Paulo Metropolitan Region, Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region and North Coast of São Paulo.
The expected storm has risks of heavy rain, with about 30-60 mm/h or 50-100 mm/day, as well as chances of strong winds of 60-100 km/he/he hail. The institute warns for the possibility of disorders such as electricity cutting, damage to plantations, falling trees and flooding.
Rain knocked down third oldest tree in the city of São Paulo
The population should take precautions, such as avoiding shelter under trees, not parking near transmission towers and billboards, and turning off electrical appliances and energy frames if possible.
Taxi driver dies after tree falls on car; Restaurant ceiling collapses
A man lost his life due to the intense rains that affected the city of Sao Paulo on the afternoon of Wednesday (12) . According to the Civil Defense, a tree fell on a taxi on Senador Queiros Avenue, in the Sé area.
In another case, around 5:08 pm, in Jardim Paulista, A tree fell over the roof of a straight and two vehicles .
According to information from the Civil Defense, the fall caused the partial collapse of the restaurant ceiling.
On the afternoon of Wednesday (11), the state capital went on alert due to the rains. According to Civil Defense data, 29 millimeters of rain were recorded in the city center.
According to information from the Fire Department, São Paulo recorded 158 calls for tree falls. In all 3 collapse and 4 flooding points were recorded.
THE CNN He sought the restaurant where the ceiling drop occurred, but has not yet been returned.
This content was originally published in SP, RJ and MG have alerts for storms this Thursday (13) on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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