. The rain, which reached a peak of more than 80 mm in less than an hour, caused flooding, streams overflowing, landslides and landslides.
Deaths and disappearances were confirmed in and one in Santana do Paraíso (MG), a municipality about 13 km from Ipatinga. The Fire Department recorded 58 calls related to intense rain, including landslides and risks of fire. Ipatinga City Hall declared a state of emergency for 180 days.
The Governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, will visit tomorrow to inspect the care provided to families affected by the landslide caused by the . The time and place are yet to be defined, according to a statement released.
Understand phenomenon
The phenomenon resembles a tornado that forms over a surface of water, such as the sea or very wide rivers. They are rotating columns of air, often connected to a cumulonimbus cloud (a typical thundercloud) at their top and to the water surface at their bottom.
Waterspouts generally form in conditions of atmospheric instability, when there is a large contrast in temperature and humidity between layers of air. They can develop in ocean waters, seas, rivers and lakes.
Most waterspouts last relatively short, usually a few minutes to an hour. However, some may persist for longer, especially if the atmospheric instability that caused them continues.
, Minas Gerais.
Several images recorded the damage and give dimension to the drama experienced in the city, which is approximately 210 km away. Belo Horizonte. A CNN compiled the images that are circulating on social media. See the images.
