Five dead by fierce storm in Rio de Janeiro: Images – International

"We have several risk areas in our city, the soil is waterlogged, so there can be landslides, fallen trees" if the rains continue. "I'm asking people not to stay in these places," Crivella said Thursday morning.
The deaths occurred in the southern and western parts of the city, in the neighborhoods of Barra de Guaratiba, Rocinha, Vidigal and Niemeyer Avenue, a coastal road connecting the districts of Leblon and Sao Conrado, where a bus was driven by a landslide. An occupant of the vehicle is still missing.

Part of the bike path built for the 2016 Olympic Games and overlooking the sea was also destroyed, leaving no casualties.

Video 1: Leblon Beach Rio de Janeiro tonight, a chaos of floods. Lobby of the Sheraton Hotel where you stay My friends
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The Rio Operations Center (COR) has asked the Cariocas to "only move when in dire need", to warn the authorities in case of "signs of cracks" in homes and homes. be attentive to "sirens" which warned of the risk of landslides.

The southern zone, the most tourist area, where favelas located in the hills and luxury residential neighborhoods juxtaposed, was one of the most punished.

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In Rocinha, the largest favela in the city, 153.2 millimeters of water fell in four hours, more than half of the historical average recorded in February. The emergency sirens warned of the risk of landslides in time and allowed the evacuation of many people, according to the Civil Defense.

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.

In # Brazil Decree of Rio de Janeiro in "state of crisis" by torrential rains pic.twitter.com/rODHWTtlAl

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Several streets starting from Botafogo Beach have been flooded, with fallen trees and traffic jams. Power outages also occurred in the densely populated area west and north of the city.

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

Yes, am I at the top of a tree that crashed a taxi because of the storm that occurred in Rio de Janeiro? pic.twitter.com/SlvCpKBMzj

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