Teams from the Secretary of State for Civil Defense (Sedec-RJ) and the Military Fire Department of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CBMERJ) are mobilized to prevent and minimize the damage caused by rain in Petrópolis, in the Serrana Region, this Sunday afternoon. (20).
According to the Fire Department, by 5:30 pm, the military had been called for five incidents in the city, including a landslide threat on Rua 24 de Maio, with no casualties, and rescuing stranded people.
The State Center for Monitoring and Alerting Natural Disasters in Rio de Janeiro (Cemaden-RJ) monitors weather conditions and rainfall 24 hours a day in the state, sending alerts to the regions in case of risks of landslides or floods.
According to Cemaden-RJ, the highest rainfall record so far is 207.8 mm in 4 hours and the most affected locations were Dr. Thouzet, Vila Felipe and Independence.
“The weather team will continue to update the forecast in the coming hours if there are any changes. Professionals monitor weather conditions across the state,” he added.
The State Civil Defense sends, free of charge, by cell phone, alerts about the risk of heavy rains, lightning storms, winds, landslides and floods. “The service is an important tool in preventing tragedies and is available to the entire population. To register, it is necessary to send an SMS with the number of the zip code of interest to 40199”, oriented the folder.
According to the agency, the volume of water on the roads has begun to decrease, but there are still risks in some places, such as Rua do Imperador, Imperatriz, Coronel Veiga, Washington Luis, Alfredo Pachá, Rua Teresa, Aureliano Coutinho, Alto da Serra, Montecaseros. , Bingen, Saldanha Marinho and also Barão do Rio Branco, Piabanha, Koeler and Ipiranga avenues.
There are no reports of victims so far, however, there were landslides in places that had already been affected before and were interdicted. One of the calls was in a house in Caxambu, on Rua Waldemar Ferreira, which was unoccupied.
Source: CNN Brasil
