A large volume of rain that occurred this Saturday (25.Feb.2024) impacted rivers and streams in the State; for Sunday (25.Feb), the forecast is for isolated rain
The rain that hit the city of São Paulo this Saturday afternoon (24.Feb.2024) left the entire capital on alert for flooding since 12:55 pm. There were fallen trees and flooding. In the Ipiranga region, the Civil Defense declared a state of alert from 3:35 pm due to the imminent overflow of the Ribeirão dos Meninos, at the road of Lágrimas and Avenida Guido Aliberti.
According to the Fire Department, as of 3:32 pm this Saturday, 65 calls for falling trees were recorded, mainly in the east zone of the capital, in neighborhoods such as Tatuapé, Vila Matilde and Carrão. 16 calls for flooding were also recorded, mainly in São Bernardo do Campo, Santo André and Mauá, in the metropolitan region.
The rain was stronger and more intense in other cities in the state, mainly in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. In Santo André and Mauá, for example, the rain caused flooding in bus terminals, damaging the operation of public transport.
According to the CGE (Climate Emergency Management Center) of São Paulo, the rain in Greater São Paulo was caused by muggy weather, which created areas of instability and precipitation in the form of showers, mainly in Guarulhos, Caieiras and Osasco. The agency also reported that the large volume of rain that hit the cities that make up Greater ABC (Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, Diadema, Mauá, Ribeirão Pires and Rio Grande da Serra) impacted rivers and streams Of region.
In São Luiz do Paraitinga, in the Vale do Paraíba region, last week's rains raised the level of the city's river, which reached more than 4 meters above normal. This left dozens of people homeless. Today, the latest bulletin from São Luiz do Paraitinga City Hall reported that the river level has fallen by 46 cm, but is still high, above normal.
For Sunday (25.Feb.2024), the CGE forecast is that the metropolitan region of São Paulo will continue to experience conditions for isolated rains, of weak to moderate intensity.
With information from Brazil Agency
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