Temporary storm in Rio de Janeiro caused at least 5 deaths

The city of Rio de Janeiro last night he experienced a terrible storm with winds going up to 110 km per hour, which caused floodingThey felled trees and created the fear of landslides in the favelas. Due to Heavy rain has killed at least five people.

The Rio Operations Center (COR) asked the people of Rio de Janeiro "only move when in extreme need", that the authorities are informed in case of" signs of cracks "in housing and remain attentive" sirens "that warn of the risk of landslide.

Faced with this situation, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro decreed "the state of crisis". The southern part of the city was one of the most punished, where is the most tourist area. Power outages also occurred in the densely populated area west and north of the city.

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

In Copacabana Winds up to 110 km / h have been blown, felling several trees on the busy Nossa Senhora Avenue in Copacabana, parallel to the beach, the CoR announced. Many of the streets that emerge from the beach have been flooded with fallen trees and traffic jams.

"The state of crisis" is the third and most important warning about precipitation that can cause floods or landslides. It seems that the weather will give a pause, given that the weather forecast for this Thursday they are moderately rainy, with isolated bursts and moderate to strong winds.

Rio de Janeiro lived this year the hottest January since the start of official records in 1922, with an average temperature of 37.4 ºC.

B.D.N./FeL