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The MPF-RN (Federal Public Ministry in Rio Grande do Norte) launched a public civil investigation to investigate the responsibilities of the collapse of the cliff area that killed three people yesterday morning on Pipa beach, in Tibau do Sul ( RN). A couple and their seven-month-old son died buried when they were hit by dirt and rocks falling from the cliff. The family burial took place this morning at the Praia da Pipa cemetery.
In the MPF-RN document, the agency asked the Tibau do Sul City Council to make a mapping of the cliff areas and the situation of each point. In addition, the agency charged security on the cliffs of Pipa, both for the protection of the environment and for bathers.
This morning, the MPF-RN met with the Tibau do Sul City Council and teams from the Municipal Civil Defense and the State Civil Defense to discuss the matter. Today an inspection of the cliffs of Pipa must be carried out, together with all the organizations participating in the meeting.
The victims of the cliff slide were Hugo Mendes Pereira, 32, Stela Silva de Souza, 33, and the couple’s son. At around 11 a.m. yesterday, the couple and baby were under the cliff taking advantage of the shade when they were hit by the landslide.
The three died buried, despite the efforts of the popular people who tried to put them underground and stones that fell in the collapse of part of the cliffs. Family members of the couple traveled from São Paulo to Natal to deliver the bodies. They did not want to speak to the press. The bodies of the victims were veiled at the inn of the bride and groom during the early hours of this morning and buried in the Pipa cemetery, around 10 in the morning.
The victims had inn
The couple who died buried had an inn, which was closed during the new coronavirus pandemic. They also worked with horseback riding. On social media, the inn, which was located on Pipa beach, had reported that it intended to return to activities in December, with holistic therapies, and that the hostel would no longer have shared rooms.
The area of cliffs that collapsed at Pipa Beach has been experiencing landslide problems for at least two years. In June 2018, MPF-RN canceled the environmental license and Idema (Rio Grande do Norte Institute for Sustainable Development and Environment), following the recommendation of PGE (State Attorney General’s Office), seized the construction of Cais da Pipa, which It was being done near the cliffs, due to the serious environmental and public safety risk caused by the work.
According to the MPF-RN, during the work cliffs fell and the agency, upon learning of the problem, annulled the environmental license, which is still paralyzed today. The work had a budget of R $ 483,758.25 and was financed by the Ministry of Tourism.
The work in Cais da Pipa included the construction of a structure parallel to the cliffs, in the foothills area, with the construction of a pier for the reception of tourist boats. During construction work, the cliffs began to collapse and workers communicated about the problem for fear of being hit by landslides.
The embargo of the work was preliminary, that is, provisional, but the technical opinion of PGE indicated that the construction was not viable due to the risks and damages to the environment. The bidding process was canceled and, according to MPF-RN, there are still construction materials on the site, such as concrete piles, which can put people passing by the beach at risk. The Tibau do Sul City Council is responsible for removing the material.
The area of the cliff is part of the APP (Environmental Protection Area) of Pipa beach and, therefore, the municipal government must take actions to preserve the place, protect the landscape, fauna and flora, and the entire complex of biodiversity. in addition to the soil and its stability to provide security to the residents and visitors of Pipa beach.
After an accident, the city reported, by note, that the area was closed and that the municipality’s Civil Defense was going through the entire area of the Pipa cliff to identify other points that are at risk. At least eight beach huts and one house that run the risk of landslide on a cliff have been banned.
OR Twitter He tried to contact the communication secretariat of the Tibau do Sul City Council, this morning, for the City Council to pronounce on the construction works of the Pipa dock and the reason why no measures were taken to contain the landslides in the cliffs. beaches, but did not return until the publication of this text.
The town of Praia da Pipa belongs to the municipality of Tibau do Sul and is famous as a tourist attraction in Rio Grande do Norte. The place is a tour for tourists from Brazil and the whole world, especially from Europe and Argentina. In addition to the beauty of the beaches, the town hosts cultural and gastronomic festivals, attracting tourists to the place.
