The Civil Defense of Santa Catarina reported that ten municipalities recorded occurrences as a result of the rain that hits the state. According to a report released late this morning (21), the municipalities are Tigrinhos, Pomerode, Luiz Alves, São José do Cerrito, Jaraguá do Sul, Ilhota, Itapema, Porto Belo, Penha and Camboriú.
In addition, the cities of Navegantes, Barra do Sul, Balneário Camboriú, issued Emergency Situation decrees. The report also informs that the state has 43 homeless people, 33 in Camboriú and 10 in Barra Velha; and 22 displaced, 20 in Camboriú and two in Barra Velha.
State government teams remain mobilized to respond to events caused by the storms that hit Santa Catarina again this week. The State Secretariat for Infrastructure and Mobility monitors state road conditions, in partnership with the Civil Defense and Military Highway Police (PMRv). At kilometer 3.3 of the SC-401, traffic is being carried out on half lane, due to the risk of rockslides.
Santa Catarina suffers from floods resulting from the rains – REUTERS/Anderson Coelho/Rights reserved
The municipality of Balneário Piçarra remains integrated into the Companhia Catarinense de Águas e Saneamento (Casan) System and needs attention as a result of the damage to its supply systems.
“Due to the rains, the water collection and treatment plant remain flooded, with a reduction in the water supply especially to the Morretes and Nossa Senhora da Conceição neighborhoods. The Company maintains the request for economic use in all regions of the city, so that the supply can be maintained with operational maneuvers until the system is regularized”.
Prediction
The risk of landslides still exists as a result of the storms of the last few days, but for today and tomorrow (22) the weather forecast points to a weakening of the rains. In the coastal areas and in the Itajaí Valley there should still be rapid rains interspersed with periods of improvement.
Already from the Plateaus to the West of the state, the sun appears between clouds. Temperatures forecast for tomorrow range from 15 degrees Celsius (°C) to 21°C on the coast and from 11°C to 16°C in other areas. In the Great West the maximums can vary from 27°C to 32°C and from 23°C to 26°C in the other regions.
Holy Spirit
In the last 24 hours, the five municipalities that recorded the highest rainfall, according to the National Center for Monitoring and Natural Disaster Alerts (Cemaden), were Santa Maria de Jetibá and Santa Leopoldina with 50 millimeters (mm), Ibatiba (48 mm ), Brejetuba (47 mm) and Alegre (46 mm).
According to the Secretary of Health of Espírito Santo, state and municipal teams are carrying out repairs to the damage caused by the rain in the access roads to the Hospital Roberto Arnizaut Silvares, in São Mateus, and creating solutions for alternative routes.
“This will make it easier for professionals to access the hospital. The service continues to be re-dimensioned so that the care of urgencies and emergencies is guaranteed”, completed the folder. The surgeries in the unit should be resumed on Monday (26).
The hospital assured that all unscheduled surgeries will be rescheduled and patients will be notified through the respective municipal health departments. Sesa-ES also reported that there are no records of problems in health services at the state level, in other locations in the north of the state.
Minas Gerais
This Wednesday, 96 municipalities are in a state of emergency in Minas Gerais. Yesterday there were 91 cities. The 2022/2023 rainy season bulletin updated today indicates the record of eight deaths, a number that did not change compared to the day before. The state has 1,257 homeless and 4,469 displaced people. These totals represent an increase compared to yesterday, when there were 1,244 homeless and 4,434 displaced.
Yesterday, with the large volume of rain and the possibility of flooding in Presidente Juscelino, the Municipal Civil Defense Coordination preventively removed six families (17 people) from their homes. Three of them are at relatives’ homes and the other three are in a temporary shelter at the Centro de Eventos. With that, there are 11 homeless and six displaced in the municipality.
Also this Tuesday, after a night of heavy rain in Jampruca and the overflowing of the river, which caused several flooding points and resulted in material damage, two people were left homeless and 29 homeless.
Rains keep state of attention in part of Minas Gerais – Municipal Civil Defense of Sabara.
Prediction
For today, the forecast is for unstable weather in all regions of the state. There are chances of heavy and bulky rain, mainly in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Rio Doce, Vale do Aço, Center and Northwest of Minas Gerais. “A new episode of the South Atlantic Convergence Zone could take shape in the next 48 hours and affect a good part of Minas Gerais”, concluded the bulletin.
Rio de Janeiro
The Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat for Civil Defense and the state’s Military Fire Brigade monitor the incidence of rainfall. Members of the folder remain in contact with city halls, providing guidance and support when events exceed the municipalities’ capacity to respond.
Today, the teams monitor the situation in the cities of Rio das Ostras, Campos dos Goytacazes, Macaé and Casimiro de Abreu, where there have been floods caused by excessive rainfall. “The technicians help the municipal civil defenses in assessing the damage and in adopting measures to guarantee the return to normality, as soon as possible”.
In the last 24 hours, firefighters responded to more than 60 incidents related to rain across the state, including cutting trees, landslides, flooding and rescuing stranded people. According to the secretariat, there are no records of fatalities.
Monitoring by Cemaden-RJ indicates that the current meteorological scenario is of light to moderate rainfall throughout the state.
North Fluminense
The mayor of Campos, Wladimir Garotinho, the undersecretary of State for Cities, Bruno Vale Ferreira, and the secretary of Municipal Civil Defense, Alcemir Pascoutto, accompanied today the start of work on the recomposition of the dike on Avenida XV de Novembro, which collapsed in the last Monday (19) due to storms.
The technical team of engineers from the Municipality of Campos and the state government will carry out the topography and soil survey work, in order to carry out a study to define the type of equipment and technique that must be carried out for the reconstruction of the area. “The preliminary containment study should be done in five days and the forecast is that the works will be concluded in up to six months”, informed the city hall.
A crane was used to remove a car that was dragged by the fall of the dike on the banks of the Paraíba do Sul River. Three firefighters and two divers assisted in the removal. After removing the vehicle, topography, drilling and laboratory work began to identify the soil situation and seek a technical solution to the atypical problem. “This dyke has been in existence for over 58 years and we’ve never had any kind of problem,” said the mayor.
Because of the overflow of the Mocotó River, 17 families are isolated in the Imbé region, at the Mocotó waterfall. In Ponta Grossa, the Lagoa Feia overflowed and four families went to their relatives. “The Municipal Department of Human and Social Development monitors the situation and provides assistance to the affected population”, revealed the city hall.
macaé
The Municipality of Macaé continues with the recovery work on Rua Abílio Corrêa Borges, in Morro de São Jorge, where yesterday, due to heavy rains, a landslide occurred and a crater opened.
Today began the services to prepare the base for the start of paving tomorrow (22). “The actions are part of the schedule for drainage works, shaving and restoration of the pavement. The goal of the municipal government is to restore full access to the road,” he said.
capital
In the municipality of Rio, according to the city hall service Alerta Rio, the weather remains unstable this Wednesday, due to the action of a South Atlantic Convergence Zone in the state. Throughout the day the forecast is for light to moderate rain and sky ranging from cloudy to overcast. Temperatures remain stable compared to the previous day, with a minimum of 19°C and a maximum of 24°C.
