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The city of Rio de Janeiro has confirmed the death of 6 people following the rains that have fallen on the city since last Wednesday (6 am) (6). Mayor Marcelo Crivella has declared official mourning. The deaths were recorded in Rocinha, Vidigal, Barra de Guaratiba and Avenida Niemeyer.
The city is in crisis since 10:15 pm and can rain at any time, sometimes with force, but with a volume lower than last Wednesday (6).
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Heavy rains accompanied by winds caused power outages, felled trees, flooded roads and closed down Niemeyer Avenue, where a section of the bike path collapsed.
An executive bus of the Viação Jabor, connecting the Center to Campo Grande, was buried around 11:30 pm, Wednesday (6), during a landslide that occurred on Avenida Niemeyer, in the area south of Rio. deceased The victims have been identified as Tamires Alves dos Santos and Mário Salles de Lucena.
On Thursday (7), at 5 pm, both roads were still closed for the removal of trees, land and branches. No reopening planned for the moment.
Isabel Paz, 56, and her nephew, Mauro Paz, 33, died as a result of the collapse of their house during the morning rain of Barra de Guaratiba, in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro . and Arthur Paz, 24, were taken alive from home. Both are hospitalized at Lourenço Jorge Hospital, Barra da Tijuca and in a stable state of health.
Barra de Guaratiba banned another five houses during the afternoon of Thursday (7). Residents had to leave the site in a hurry due to the risk of new landslides. They only took clothes and other belongings from bags and went to relatives' homes.
The Rocinha region of São Conrado, in the southern area of Rio, was the most affected by the rain that collapsed in Rio. A woman, Adriana Santos, died as a result of her burial and cardiac arrest in the community. Adriana was rescued at Miguel Couto Hospital, in Gávea, in the southern area of the river, but did not resist.
A woman dies in a slope slip that struck several houses in Vidigal [19659008] According to the mayor, the fall of a wall in the community of Vidigal, in the southern area of Rio, has also caused the death of a person whose identity has not yet been revealed. Other residents of Vidigal were also victims of the storm that hit the city.
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