A new extratropical cyclone that hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in the south of the country this Thursday has already caused at least one death and extensive destruction in dozens of cities, strong winds and heavy rains. all the way to more remote regions such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In June, another extratropical cyclone killed 13 people in Rio Grande do Sul and left the state with several dilapidated cities that had not yet recovered when a new storm began to form this Wednesday and gained strength this Thursday.
The death, confirmed late this Thursday morning by Civil Protection, is that of an elderly man who lived in the city of Rio Grande, 137 kilometers from the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre. A large tree was uprooted by the wind and thrown on the house of an elderly man who died under the rubble.
In this city, wind speeds exceeded 140 km per hour throughout the morning, and at least 45 other cities in the southernmost state of Brazil had their roofs blown or blown away, trees, poles and giant billboards were uprooted and blown away. A preliminary civil protection assessment showed early in the day this Thursday that at least 11 national roads, called “BR” in Brazil, were completely closed or closed due to bad weather, and 470,000 homes were left without power because pylons and the transmission cables were torn off by the storm.
In addition to Rio Grande do Sul, two neighboring states, Santa Catarina and Parana, have been suffering from the effects of a cyclone since dawn this Thursday, which has already reached even more distant states such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In the city of São Paulo, 1144 km from Porto Alegre, winds over 80 km uprooted trees in several areas early Thursday morning and this Thursday morning, as well as on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, 1570 km from the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the effects of the cyclone caused waves in the sea with a height of more than four meters.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This Correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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