After the tragedy in Capitol (MG) which left 10 dead on Saturday (8), authorities are expected to discuss technical safety standards on Monday (10) to decide how the Furnas Lake region will be.
AT CNN, geologist Joana Sanches, PhD in the field of mapping at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), said that it was a natural disaster that would happen anyway.
“The rock can give way. If there had been a technical assessment, it could have been remedied a little, but at the moment, we must be concerned with the victims,” he said.
She explains that the site gave way due to increased rainfall and a fracture that had already caused a separation from the wall.
The geologist points out that the area should be closed on account of the water heads and heavy rains. But “everything was a fate”, in her opinion.
In a press conference this Sunday (9), the mayor of Capitólio, Cristiano Geraldo, informed that there will be a meeting to discuss technical safety standards.
Joana Sanches says that what should be done now is a drone analysis measuring the fractures and seeing if there is a risk of further landslides.
“There will be an analysis of the size, whether they are filled with soil or water. There must be a geological risk map to measure the location of possible new falls”, he explains.
The researcher comments that this tragedy was exceptional, because, although falls are common, the size of the block that collapsed was an isolated event.
“Unfortunately, this tragedy happened, but now we hope that people understand that it is necessary to carry out technical analyzes of walls in touristic points”, said Joana Sanches.
According to the expert, security measures need to come from governments. “Our role is not to prohibit, but to restrict certain climatic events”, he comments.
“From now on, we need to set up a national scheme to have assessments so that there is no risk of death.”
Reference: CNN Brasil
