Strong force in Brazil left dead and gone

A strong storm that breaks out Ro de Janeiro Wednesday night, left the city with dozens of cut streets and panic among the locals. The winds of up to 110 km / h and the torrential rain caused the deaths of six people.

The mayor, Marcelo Crivella decree & # 39; & # 39; official mourning & # 39; & # 39; for three days in the city and declare it in a "state of crisis", in order to respond to the urgency. The storm mainly affected the southern and western regions, where there were hundreds of trees felled and even landslides. In addition, several neighborhoods are still flooded, while firefighters are striving to release water and remove water damage.

"It is a tragedy announced, the authorities should have taken more precautions, because we expected heavy rains," said a neighbor, Sputnik.. However, the mayor ruled that there was negligence on the part of the officials because "we were not expecting such an impact". He explained that, although meteorologists already predict "moderate to heavy" rainfall, Surprisingly after a storm, another one is formed. "

In the west of the capital, Fluminense, two people died and two others were injured after the collapse of a house. While in Rocinha, the largest favela in the city, the third was mortally reported by a landslide.

Two other deaths occurred in the neighborhood of Vidigal, in the southern area of ​​Ro, after the collapse of a wall and each of a tree on a collective line, respectively. The sixth victim occurred after the burial of the bus in which he was traveling.
In addition, two people who were on Niemeyer Avenue, where part of the motorcycle accompanying this important carioca, collapsed, forcing them to reduce vehicle traffic in both directions.

In just two hours, the municipal council measurement system recorded all the water that usually falls on average during the month of February. After that, in January, the highest temperatures were reached in almost a century. degrees.

On the other hand, the regional governor, Wilson Witzel, Stated that they overlapped the areas most affected by storms and, citing data from the Civil defensereports that about 80,000 families are in hazardous areas, a condition that I attribute to the abandonment of previous administrations.

This is the result of the abandonment of town planning, especially Ro. They have closed their eyes to the messy occupation and the result, unfortunately, are those tragedies we are witnessing, said Witzel.

For this Friday, Despite improved forecasts, Crivella urged people to stay in safe places. & # 39; & # 39; We have several risk areas. The soil is gorged with water, so there could be more landslides and falling trees, "he explained.