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The inhabitants of Vidigal, in the southern area of Rio, experienced hours of desperation between the night of this Wednesday (6) and the dawn of this fifth (7). The storm that hit the city has left at least one person dead and another seriously injured in the community, in addition to the destruction of homes. Four other people died in the city.
"It was hopeless, I remembered what happened in Brumadinho," said photographer Felipe Paiva, 33, who had the house destroyed by rain in Vidigal.
The photographer Felipe Paiva destroyed the house of the community of Vidigal. (19659006) The property was located in the city known as Jaqueira, near the foot of Morro Dois Irmãos, one of the main postcards of the city. "There is a small part of it that is still standing, but inside everything is destroyed, full of water and mud," said Felipe G1 by telephone this morning.
"I came out of the kitchen dragging objects because the window had been destroyed by the wind and flooded in. Suddenly, I saw a huge flash of lightning and ran to the top. In the living room, it was then that the house collapsed and I found myself in the bedroom.The debris fell on me. "
Unable to move because of the weight of debris Felipe called for help until a neighbor heard him and managed to save him.
"There were a lot of people screaming for help," Felipe said. According to him, small groups were set up among the inhabitants to help those whose houses were destroyed or invaded by the water. On one property, he said, seven people were saved, including a seven-month-old baby.
"My cousin had to be hospitalized urgently." When he managed to get out of a lady's house with water up to the neck, the wall it's collapsed on him. "
According to Felipe, Paiva's cousin, Jeferson, 30, was saved only in the morning. As Niemeyer Avenue was completely closed in both directions, firefighters were unable to get to the scene to rescue him.
It was about 4 hours of desperation. "We noticed a decrease in the amount of water after 1:30, before that the rain did not give in. All the trees fell, the flood carried away everything that was bothering us," said Felipe.
Still according to the photographer, the most critical moment was the discovery of a body in the community. "The mototaxe was pioneering itself when one of them stepped on something that he thought was sweet, when he leaned over to see what it was like. was a girl's body, "he said.
The mayor confirmed a death in the Vidigal, but did not specify it was the one found by motorcyclists.
Until 9:30, there were five deaths because of the rain in the city, another was also produced in Vidigal: a woman who was in a bus pulled by the Flood of Niemeyer Avenue.
The other three deaths occurred in Barra de Guaratiba, where mother and son died in the collapse of a house and in Rocinha.
Excerpt from the Niemeyer cycle track, at the foot of the community of Vidigal, collapsed during landslides – Photo: Nathalia Castro / TV Globo
- The storm began around 8:30 pm when Rio entered a phase of concentration,
- to 10:15 pm, he pbaded the crisis stage ;
- .] Five dec s : two in Barra de Guaratiba, one in Rocinha, Vidigal and one to one on the & # 39; Niemeyer Avenue;
- A person is missing on the Avenida Niemeyer. She was in a bus that was hit. On the Avenue, a new section of the bike path has collapsed with a landslide. The road is forbidden;
- At least 170 trees fell according to the Rio City Council;
- 10 points of flood in the districts of Leblon, Barra da Tijuca, Gavea, Ipanema, Itanhanga, Botafogo and São Conrado
- It is raining lightly this morning and there is has flood points in Barra and in the southern zone in 110 km / h gust in the Copacabana fort, 19659021] Crivella decreed an official mourning of three days for the dead, (19459026 ) (19459026) Useful telephone numbers: 193 (Fire Department), (Civil Defense, who must be informed of the risks of falling.
- Civil Defense recommends that residents register for the service Free SMS alert by sending the postal code of the property to the number 40199 by SMS.
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