SP Civil Defense warns of heavy and continuous rains at Easter

The Civil Defense of the State of São Paulo is alerting the population to a period of intense rains that will hit mainly the eastern part of the state from this Friday (7) and which should remain until Monday (10). According to the CGE (Emergency Management Center (CGE) of the state, National Center for Monitoring and Natural Disaster Alerts (Cemaden), National Institute of Meteorology (inmet) and National Center for Risk and Disaster Management (Cenad), there are conditions of heavy and continuous rain and moderate, accompanied by electrical discharges and strong gusts of wind. According to the agencies, the climatic conditions are conducive to landslides, landslides, floods, floods, floods and lightning. Highlight and attention are focused on Baixada Santista , Itapeva, Vale do Paraíba, Vale do Ribeira, Serra da Mantiqueira and the north coast, where there will be heavy rain and continues. In the capital, metropolitan region of São Paulo, Sorocaba and Campinas the forecast is for moderate rain. tourists who will go down this Easter holiday to the coast of São Paulo. Due to the latest events over the Carnival weekend, on the North Coast, we emphasize that some stretches that border the region’s highways still show signs of instability due to the large accumulations of rain”, says the state Civil Defense in a note. The recommendation for residents of cities with a warning for heavy and continuous rain is that they pay attention to any sign of danger, especially for those who live in risk areas. “They should pay attention to signs of soil movement, such as leaning poles and trees, cracks in walls and jammed doors and windows. In the face of these signs, you should immediately leave the area and call the Civil Defense at the number 199”, warns the agency. Another guideline is not to cross and enter flooded areas or even face floods. Civil Defense SP maintains permanent guidelines on what to do before, during and after the rainy season and also other types of disasters through the “Alert SP” application, available for download on Android and IOS systems, and also the website www.spalerta.gov.br. Risk alerts are also sent via SMS 40199. Just send a message with the zip code of the desired location to 40199.

Agência Brasil