Terrible storm in Rio de Janeiro: three dead and one "state of crisis"

February 7, 2019

About 153.2 millimeters of water fell in four hours and land fell into favelas such as Rocinha, the largest in the city.

A strong storm caused disasters and destruction in Rio de Janeiro, who panicked in its streets after heavy rain and winds reaching 110 km / h shook the most touristy metropolis of Brazil.

The prefecture of Rio de Janeiro decreed the "state of crisis"And confirmed that three people who were in the neighborhood Pedra de Guaratiba, a neighborhood in the west, and in the Rocinha, a southern favela, lost its life due to bad weather conditions.

The most affected part of the city was the southern part, where there are settlements and different residential neighborhoods that mark the strong social contrast of the place. The part that has suffered the most from the rain is the favela Rocinha, the largest, where 153.2 millimeters of water caused the landslide.

Chavismo threatens and blocks international humanitarian aid

Since Rio Operations Center they asked neighbors to pay attention "move"And they were informed that when they do, it is" only in extreme need ".

According to the information gathered, the region of Copacabana It was hit by winds of up to 110 km / hour that overturned everything: trees and lampposts which, as a result, caused a sharp blackout in the western and northern parts of the city.

The news for the Argentineans inside the storm was given by the club of defense and justice, which played with Botafogo for the Cup of South America. The set of Florencio Varela was presented to the Olympic Stadium Nilton Santos de Río and sometimes you could see the difficulty of the land because of the water that had fallen.