The greatest risk is for regions close to the State border with Rio Grande do Sul; One person died on Friday in SC
A Civil defense of Santa Catarina issued this Saturday (May 4, 2024) a weather alert for the risk of floods, isolated thunderstorms with lightning, gusts of wind, occasionally intense rain, hail and landslides in the West and Far West regions of the state throughout the weekend.
According to the agency, intense to moderate rains may still occur on Sunday morning, mainly in the south of the state. “In all areas bordering the state of Rio Grande do Sul, there are conditions for the development of isolated thunderstorms”warns the agency.
The greatest risk is for regions close to the border with Rio Grande do Sul, a state in which 57 deaths and 67 disappearances have already been confirmed. There are incidents recorded in 300 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul.
On Friday (May 4, 2024), the Santa Catarina government confirmed a death as a result of the storms. A 61-year-old man was found dead by firefighters in an overturned car during flooding in the city of Ipirá.
In Capinzal (SC), a crater opened in the urban area of the city and swallowed a house entirely. In the same municipality, at least 12 children were rescued from a school bus that was stranded in the floodwaters.
Still on the afternoon of Friday, Civil Defense confirmed the occurrence of a tornado between the municipalities of Passos Maia and Ponte Serrada, on Thursday (May 2, 2024). The phenomenon, characterized by the formation of a kind of wind funnel, even uprooted trees. The occurrence of the phenomenon was confirmed by meteorologists using radar images.
With information from Brazil Agency.
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