The heavy rain that hit the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the north of the state of Rio de Janeiro, caused the rupture of a dam on the banks of the Paraíba do Sul River, on Avenida XV de Novembro, in the central area of the city, and caused inconvenience to the population overnight. from yesterday (19). According to the city hall, a car was dragged and fell into the river, but the driver was rescued by the Fire Department passing by. The driver suffered no injuries. According to the Secretary of Civil Defense, Alcemir Pascoutto, who accompanied the work of the agency’s teams, said that in view of the collapse of the dike, the secretariat has been coordinating the necessary actions on site. “In addition, we are talking to the technicians to understand what actions need to be taken at this time so that we can, in a short period of time, obtain the release of the stretch of Avenida XV de Novembro, in a safe way for the population. ”. According to the city hall, since this morning, municipal and state authorities are meeting with technicians at the headquarters of the Municipal Secretariat of Works and Infrastructure, to define emergency actions to contain the damage caused by the storm that hit the city yesterday. In addition to members of the portfolio, representatives of the Municipal Secretariat of Civil Defense, the State Institute of the Environment (INEA), the Águas do Paraíba Concessionaire and the Municipal Institute of Traffic and Transport (IMTT) will participate in the meeting. According to the undersecretary of Urban Mobility, Sérgio Mansur, the city of Campos received a high amount of rain, with more than 130 millimeters, an expected volume for 30 days. Despite the intensity, according to Mansur, the water flow was fast at the points where there were floods. “Despite the intensity of the rain, the rainwater drainage system worked and is draining the accumulated water”. Macaé In Macaé, also in the north of Rio de Janeiro, the Assistant Secretariat for Civil Defense reported that the city is in a state of Alert. “In the last 12 hours, 128 millimeters of rain were recorded. The forecast is for light and continuous rain this Tuesday (20) and Wednesday (21)”, he warned. The Civil Defense informed that the most damaged points today (20th) were Morro de São Jorge, where a flood was recorded on the slope in the Aroeira neighborhood; Imburo; Sun and Sea; West Field; New Horizon and New Knights. At Mirante da Lagoa at the height of RJ106 – Rodovia Amaral Peixoto, the road was completely blocked, preventively, to undergo post-rain assessment. Until mid-morning this Tuesday, the Civil Defense had not registered any evacuees or homeless people. The forecast of the Joint Secretariat of Civil Defense of Macaé is for heavy rains until next Thursday (22). The ministry also informed that the most recent meteorological warning informs that “the action of the South Atlantic Convergence Zone over the Southeast Region, and the formation of a low pressure system on the North Coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, make the weather unstable and with continuous moderate rainfall in all regions”. According to the folder, telephone 199 is temporarily out of operation and anyone who needs to activate the Civil Defense should call the number (22) 2759-2670 or send a message to WhatsApp (22) 98813-8298. The service is 24 hours. “In case of gusts of wind, the orientation is for the population not to seek shelter under trees and not to park vehicles close to transmission towers and advertising signs”, he added. Caxias The Secretariat of Works and Civil Defense of Duque de Caxias, in the Baixada Fluminense, informed that the city entered the Surveillance stage, due to the forecast of rains in the next few hours. The Civil Defense asked residents of regions considered to be at risk, affected by the rains, that upon noticing any abnormality, look for a safe place or support points, located in churches, residents’ associations and schools in each district. They should also immediately call the telephones 199 and 08000230199 or the Fire Department, at number 193. Capital In the municipality of Rio, given the records of rain greater than 5 millimeters in 1 hour at the Jardim Botânico stations (5.2 mm/1h ), Laranjeiras (5.4 mm/1h) and Santa Teresa (5.4 mm/1h), in the south zone, the City Hall Operations Center (COR) included, at 6 am today, the capital in the mobilization stage. The Alerta Rio System reported that the rain nuclei are still moving from the Mountain Region to the city of Rio de Janeiro. “There have been records of light to moderate rain in the last few hours. The trend is for the permanence of this scenario”, he highlighted. On a scale of five, the mobilization stage is the second level and means that there are risks of high impact events in the city.
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