A disaster of major proportions occurred on Monday afternoon (7) at Porto da Terra Preta, in Manacapuru, Amazonas. The earth supporting part of the port slid. The site was under construction, but continued to function as a strategic point for the transport of goods and passengers.
Civil Defense confirms the disappearance of a child, but witnesses even spoke of the burial of 200 people.
The port has a large movement of people loading and unloading goods. There are also taxi and motorcycle taxi ranks.
After the accident, wreckage of boats, pipes, houses and cars were seen in the river. Floating houses and hotels that sit on the waters of the river and are generally used for housing and leisure.
Fallen lands
The Port of Terra Preta houses the Waterway Terminal and the Municipal Department of Fisheries (Sempa). The location is strategic and connects Manacapuru to several other locations in the region.
The disaster may be the result of the phenomenon known in the region with “fallen lands”, on the banks of the Solimões River, which is experiencing the worst flood in history.
This is the term used by the local population to describe the process of river erosion, with landslides, landslides, landslides and landslides, which can have various dimensions. Including what happened now.
Manacapuru City Hall released a statement regretting the accident and informed that Civil Defense, Fire Department and Mobile Emergency Service (SAMU) teams are working at the site.
The National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) also released a statement and said that the Port of Terra Preta is not under its responsibility. DNIT states that it manages one of the port facilities, IP4, in Manacapuru.
DNIT technicians are already on site to carry out a detailed inspection, with the aim of assessing the extent of the damage and the risks that could still compromise the safety of the IP4 structure.
*Updated article to complement information on the management of DNIT and Civil Defense.
