Storms have already caused damage in Minas Gerais; in Belo Horizonte, three children and two adults were affected after a retaining wall collapsed on the house where they lived
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued a heavy rain warning for almost the entire state of and the Southeast of the country. This warning covers several regions, including the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, the Triângulo Mineiro, the Zona da Mata, as well as the north and south of the state. The forecast indicates rainfall between 30 and 60 mm/h, reaching 100 mm per day, accompanied by intense winds that vary between 60 and 100 km/h. In Poços de Caldas, in the south of Minas, the rain is already intense.
In the city of Juiz de Fora, located in Zona da Mata, a storm caused major disruption this Monday. Mayor Margarida Salomão said in a statement that 112 mm of rain were recorded in just one hour, a volume that corresponds to around a third of the historical average for the month in the city. The storm left people stranded on buses and others needed to be rescued by the Fire Department. .
In the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, in the city of Sabará, a landslide occurred due to heavy rain, during the early hours of this Tuesday (16). Three children and two adults were hit after a retaining wall collapsed on the house where they lived. The Fire Department reported that the collapse was caused by the intense rain that hit the region in the early hours of Tuesday. Three people suffered superficial injuries, while an adult and a child were buried but were rescued alive. The five-year-old child suffered a cut in the mouth and went into cardiorespiratory arrest.
With information from Rodrigo Costa
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