Belo Horizonte suffers heavy rains in several regions on the first day of 2021 – Rádio Itatiaia

After the morning heat, Belo Horizonte is affected by rain on Friday afternoon

The first day of 2021 is rainy in Belo Horizonte. Shortly after the capital’s Civil Defense issued a rain and hail hazard warning for Friday afternoon, several parts of the city are already hit by heavy rain.

It is already raining in the neighborhoods of the Central-South, West, Northwest and Pampulha regions, according to real-time monitoring by the Civil Defense.

Residents of the Santa Lucía neighborhood, in the Central-South region, registered rains accompanied by hail.

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Also according to the Civil Defense of BH, there is the possibility of showers of 20 mm to 40 mm with occasional lightning and gusts of around 50 km / h until 8 am this Saturday (2).

On Thursday night (31), some neighborhoods in BH even registered a hail storm. In other places it also rained a lot. The storm was more concentrated in the Central-South region of the capital.

Consult the Civil Defense recommendations:

– Have a safe place where you and your family can stay in case of hail;

– Do not stay in open areas such as soccer fields, tennis courts and parking lots;

– Do not stay on top of hills, on top of buildings, towers of telephone lines and electricity;

– Never take shelter or park under trees;

– Try to park in a safe and covered place.