Storms in RS: in four days, state has tripled rainfall, 10 deaths and warns of more floods

Storms in RS: in four days, state has tripled rainfall, 10 deaths and warns of more floods | Rio Grande do Sul

Death toll from floods in Rio Grande do Sul rises to 10

The volume of rain that fell over Rio Grande do Sul in the last four days equals three times the average for this time of year, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). The storms left 10 dead and 21 missing, according to the most recent update from Civil Defense, this Thursday (1st).

Santa Maria, in the Central Region of the state, was the city with the highest volume of rain in the entire state in recent days. They were 436.2 millimeters, triple the normal for a month, which is 140 millimetersapproximately, explains Marcelo Schneider, meteorologist at Inmet. The municipality has already registered a death.

Climatempo projects more rain, this Thursday (2), for the Santa Maria region, in addition to the Taquari, Caí and Pardo river valleys, Metropolitan Region, Serra, North and Northwest. The instability forecast lasts until Sunday (5).

1 of 3 Candelária, in Vale do Rio Pardo — Photo: Reproduction/RBS TV

Candelária, in Vale do Rio Pardo — Photo: Reproduction/RBS TV

In a press conference, the state governor, Eduardo Leite (PSDB), reported on the night of this Wednesday (1st) difficulty in rescuing those who are isolated, mainly in the Santa Maria region It is in the valleys (regions where rivers and municipalities are surrounded by hills and elevations, making water flow difficult).

In addition to the rain, which persists, the high volume of rivers makes it difficult for search teams to move.

“We will not be able to carry out all the rescues, because it is much more dispersed in this climate event that we are experiencing. And with difficulties, because the rains do not stop there. The state has had difficulties accessing the locations”, says Leite.

‘We won’t have the capacity to carry out all the rescues’, says Leite about storms in RS

On maps released by Civil Defense, it is possible to see the municipalities that are expected to be most affected by river floods in the coming days (check the list below) It is the rivers, in purple and red, at risk of flooding.

Maps show cities and rivers affected by the flood in RS — Photo 1: Civil Defense/Disclosure — Photo 2: Civil Defense/Disclosure

A survey carried out by Ogimet, an international meteorological service based on more than 6,600 stations in several countries, placed Santa MariaBento Gonçalves and Soledade as the cities that recorded the most rain in the world in recent days.

2 of 3 Flood in Vale do Taquari — Photo: Reproduction/RBS TV

Flood in Vale do Taquari — Photo: Reproduction/RBS TV