The city of São José dos Pinhais, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba (PR), was hit by a tornado in the early evening of Saturday (10) and houses were destroyed, trees and power fell. The wind speed was 180km/h, according to an assessment by the Paraná Environmental Technology and Monitoring System (Simepar), which means that the phenomenon is in category F2 on the Fujita scale, which goes up to 5.
The most affected region was the neighborhood of Guatupê, where the winds caused the destruction of the roofs of around 350 homes, according to information from Civil Defense. 1,2 thousand people were impacted by the event, with two families left homeless and having to be sheltered by relatives. Two people were slightly injured.
The winds also caused other types of damage, such as knocking down gates, causing traffic lights to be turned off, destroying a warehouse and even damaging several poles.
The Mayor of São José dos Pinhais, Nina Singer, announced on Saturday night that a support point had been set up in the Guatupê sub-prefecture with the provision of tarpaulins to temporarily protect the houses that suffered damage.
Civil Defense sent 2,600 tiles to São José dos Pinhais to help affected families and rebuild their homes.
