The number of people killed after the passage of an extratropical cyclone in Rio Grande do Sul rose to five. According to the state Civil Defense, two deaths were recorded in São Leopoldo, one in Maquiné, Novo Hamburgo and Gravataí.
Among the people who died in São Leopoldo, one was in a vehicle that was dragged by the water, while the other was hit by an electrical discharge. The cause of death of Maquiné’s victim has not been announced.
The state still has 11 people missing, nine in Caraá and two in Maquiné. The search restarted this Saturday morning (17).
There are records of at least five blockage points on federal highways in the cities of Dois Irmãos, Torres, Osório and Caxias do Sul.
According to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), the accumulated rainfall can exceed 100 millimeters (mm) in 24 hours at many points, with winds exceeding 100 km/h.
The extratropical cyclone that formed early this Friday (16), in the northeast region of Rio Grande do Sul causes heavy rains, windstorms and flooding in the north coast of the State, metropolitan region and Serra Gaúcha.
The Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul had already warned on Thursday (15) of heavy and heavy rains with a risk of flooding in the regions, with the possibility of flooding in the Caí and Sinos rivers, in the northeast of the state.
(Published by Fábio Munhoz. With information from Thais Magalhães and Duda Lopes, from CNN and Estadão Content)
Source: CNN Brasil
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