Fierce temporary in Rio de Janeiro: at least five dead

Floods, fallen trees and landslides in the favelas were part of the devastating postcard that left the storm that hit Rio de Janeiro Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, with winds of up to 110 km per hour. At least three people lost their lives, while the municipality of the tourist city decreed "the state of crisis".

The prefecture of Rio de Janeiro confirmed three deaths. The victims were in Pedra de Guaratiba, a neighborhood in the west, and in Rocinha, a favela in the south. The third person died during a road accident. Mayor Marcelo Crivella has decreed three days of mourning.

The southernmost area, the most touristy, in which weave favelas and luxury residential neighborhoods, has been one of the most punished. On social networks, many neighbors posted videos containing powerful images of the pbadage of water. In many cases, the current has taken dozens of cars.

In the Rocinha favela, the largest in the city, 153.2 millimeters of water fell in four hours, more than half of the February average.

The Rio Operations Center (COR) has asked the neighbors to "only move around when in dire need", to warn the authorities in case of "signs of cracks" in homes and d & # 39; 39, be attentive to "sirens", warning of the risk of landslides.

Winds of up to 110 km / hour have been blowing in Copacabana, killing several trees on the busy Nossa Senhora Avenue in Copacabana, parallel to the beach, the CoR said. Power outages also occurred in the densely populated area west and north of the city.

"The state of crisis" is the third and most important warning about precipitation that can cause floods or landslides.

From Argentina, one could see the complex panorama through the transmission of the game in which Defensa y Justicia had visited Botafogo. The turf at the Olympic stadium of Nilton Santos de Rio was sometimes impossible to transit because of the large amount of waterfalls.

The weather forecast for Thursday is moderate precipitation, with isolated gusts and moderate to strong winds. The maximum will be 31ºC, in austral summer.

Rio experienced the hottest January of this year since the beginning of the official archives in 1922, with an average temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius.