Violent storm in Rio de Janeiro: the tourist zone in crisis

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

The deaths occurred in the southern and western parts of the city, around the streets Barra de Guaratiba, Rocinha, Vidigal and Niemeyer, a coastal road connecting the neighborhoods of Leblon and Sao Conrado a bus was dragged 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.

The Rio Operations Center (COR) asked the Cariocas "only move in case of extreme need", warn the authorities if they appear "signs of cracks" in the houses and be vigilant "to the sirens" who warn against the risk of landslides.

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

In Copacabana, they blew winds up to 110 km / h, felling several trees on the busy Nossa Senhora Avenue in Copacabana, parallel to the beach, said the CoR.

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" Third and highest warning of precipitation that may cause floods or landslides.

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