At least three people died as a result of the storm that hit the city on Wednesday night.
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After the collapse of a house in Guaratiba, in the western zone, a woman died and two others were wounded and taken to the hospital. Lourenço Jorge Municipal Hospital. One of the occupants of the house has disappeared. In Rocinha, one person died after a landslide. A third victim died as a result of a car accident and was transported to Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, in the southern zone.
The fire brigade headquarters teams are in Rocinha and Vidigal to witness landslides.
Video of a car dragged to Rocinha! The volume of water coming down the streets and alleys of Rocinha drives cars and, according to one of them, video posted on social networks, would have also taken a man.
Images show the desolation of the victim. Also in the Rocinha, many inhabitants had houses invaded by water. This was the case of the house of Maria Cristina Alves de Moura, 61 years old.
– The house of my aunt, located under mine, was totally flooded. I do not know if the devices will work. The bed and the sofa are soaked. It's a desperation – said Brenda de Moura Carvalho, niece of Maria Cristina.
The house of Maria Cristina Alves de Moura in Rocinha is completely flooded "/> The house of Maria Cristina Alves de Moura in Rocinha is completely flooded Photo: Social networks
19659003 ] The City Hall's operations center informs that Niemeyer Avenue is closed in both directions, due to a drop in the height of Vidigal. Town hall teams are in the area The city has at least 20 points of prohibition.
The Secretariat for Civil Defense and Defense, attached to the Municipal Secretariat for Public Policy (Seop), indicated that Sirens from the communities of Rocinha and Sítio Pai João, Itanhangá, were activated on Wednesday at 9:48 pm Audible alerts indicate that residents are leaving the residences and heading to the support points of the localities.The inhabitants of Rocinha confirm that 39, one by part of the community is being evacuated.
The Civil Defense of the municipality also informs that it received between 19h and 23h44 80 calls for inspection due to rains in the following neighborhoods: Curicica, Guaratiba, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Camorim, Iraja , Inhaúma, Realengo, Barra da Tijuca, Prosecutor's Complex, Grajaú, Freguesia (Jacarepaguá), Engenho de Dentro, Itanhangá, Cosmos, Maracanã, Praça da Bandeira, Vidigal, Gávea, Gávea, Joa, Patong de Vasconcelos, Cachambi, Praça Seca , Humaitá, Senator Camará, Pechincha, Realengo, Oswaldo Cruz, Copacabana, Piedade, Lagoa, Rocinha, Vila Isabel, Encantado and São Conrado. Among the main demands include the collapse of structures, threats of collapse, cracks and infiltration of real estate and slopes.
The City Hall Operations Center (COR) asked the public to avoid leaving his home. The message was posted on the social networks of the body: "We ask the people to temporarily avoid their displacement", is an excerpt from the message. In addition to precipitation, strong gusts of wind, reaching 110 km / h in the Fort of Copacabana, were also recorded in different parts of Rio and disturbed the inhabitants. On Lúcio Costa Avenue, in the reserve, west area of Rio, a roof was pulled towards the track, whose pbadage is blocked. In addition, the strength of the winds was such that neither the cables that supported the German cable car in the northern zone could resist.
A video posted on social networks shows the Sheraton Hotel, located on Niemeyer Avenue, one of the main roads connecting São Conrado to Gávea, in the south zone of Rio, totally flooded. The tourists pbad in armchairs, floating like a ship in ruins.
