Brazil Cyclone: 15 States on Alert for Heavy Rain

At least 15 Brazilian states are on alert due to the arrival of a cyclone marked by intense rain. There is a risk of power cuts, falling trees and flooding in the North, Northeast and Southeast regions of the country. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued an orange alert that starts to be valid for the entire Sunday (1st).

According to Inmet, there is a forecast of rain between 30 and 60 millimeters per hour or 50 and 100 millimeters per day, in addition to intense winds of up to 100 km/h. There is a risk of flooding.

The Inmet alert applies to parts of Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas and Sergipe. As well as for the whole of Bahia, Tocantins, Piauí and Maranhão.

According to Metsul Meteorologia, the intense rain in these regions is caused by the formation of a cyclone.

See Inmet’s recommendations

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In case of gusts of wind, do not take shelter under trees, as there is a risk of falling and electrical discharges (Photo: Tiago Ghizoni, DC Archive)

In case of gusts of wind, do not park vehicles near transmission towers and advertising signs (Photo: Diorgenes Pandini, DC Archive)

If possible, turn off electrical appliances and the general power supply (Photo: Salmo Duarte, AN Archive)

Get more information from the Civil Defense (phone 199) and the Fire Department (phone 193) (Photo: Banco de Imagens)

Rain occurs in all regions of SC (Photo: Image bank)

Minas Gerais is under heavy rain days ago. According to g1, there are 69 deaths, 63 in Juiz de Fora and six in Ubá. Each of the cities also has two missing.

According to g1, the firemen miners point to 58 deaths because the corporation only counts the bodies already rescued. The Civil Police number is higher, reaching 63, counting victims rescued by firefighters, those who were rescued by other people and those who died after the rescue.

See photos of the damage in Juiz de Fora

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Collapse in Juiz de Fora (Photo: PJF, Disclosure)

City Hall declared a public calamity (Photo PJF, Disclosure)

Flood on Rua Luiz Fávero, Linhares (Photo: PJF, Disclosure)

Ponte Vermelha, in Santa Teresinha, was closed (Photo: PJF, Disclosure)

According to the city hall, at least 20 landslides affected properties (Photo: PJF, Disclosure)

Fall of ravines in the Borboleta neighborhood (Photo: Social networks, Reproduction)

PM rescued stranded people (Photo: PJF, Disclosure)

Driver tried to drive through flooded area (Photo: PJF, Disclosure)

Burial hit vehicle (Photo: Social networks, Reproduction)

Rain caused landslides (Photo: Social networks, Reproduction)

Collapse in the Borboleta neighborhood (Photo: Social networks, Reproduction)