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Although recent rains in the Alto Acre region that can cause a minor elevation at the Acre River level, the drought situation in Rio Branco is considered severe. According to the municipal coordinator of Civil Defense, Colonel Falcão, the drought already affects more than 60 thousand people in the rural area of the municipality.
According to the colonel, the Acre River level can increase in the coming days. This is because recent rains in cities like Brasileia, where the river rose 40 cm, and Xapuri, with an increase of 68 cm, tend to influence the flow of water that reaches the capital.
Although the capital has registered stabilization of the river level at 1.77 meters, the trend is of increase/photo: reproduction
“With another 48 hours, about this water ends up here in our region,” explained the colonel. However, he does not believe that the elevation exceeds the mark of both meters, as occurred in August, when the river reached 1.98 m.
Drought is felt more intensely in the countryside, where 73 communities were cataloged in an emergency situation. It is estimated that 60,000 people face difficulties related to water supply, production losses, especially in fish farming, and navigation problems.
In the countryside, about 60,000 people in 73 communities are in a situation of emergency: Reproduction
In the urban area, the impact is also significant, especially in the upper neighborhoods, which have more difficulty in water supply. Colonel Falcão points out that the control of these urban losses is done by SAERB, as the drought directly impacts water capture in the city.
The Civil Defense provides that the drought situation should only begin to cool at the end of November. The colonel explains that the soil needs days and days of constant rainfall to be saturated and, only then, to allow streams and wells to fill again.
Colonel Falcão confirmed that the drought in Rio Branco is considered severe/Photo: Amazônica Network/Junior Andrade
Due to the extensive damage already recorded, the drought was classified as severe. “We have been like this since May in a drought period, reducing the rains,” said the colonel, who explained that the situation worsened in June and July and reached a more critical point in August and September.
