Damage and lack of power: the day after the hail storm in BH – Gerais



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The zinc roof was torn off by the wind and part of an avenue in Contagem had to be closed (photo: Reprodu
The zinc roof was torn off by the wind and part of an avenue in Contagem had to be closed (photo: Internet / WhatsApp playback)
The refreshment eagerly awaited by the population of Belo Horizonte came accompanied by scare. Last night a temporary accompanied by a lot of wind, it seized the mining capital. THE rain It started around 7:30 pm and went down when the clock hand struck approximately 9:00 pm. According to the city’s Undersecretariat for Protection and Civil Defense, the nine regional regions registered extremely heavy rains, exceeding 5 millimeters (mm). At around 8 p.m., the ministry registered a wind speed of 98 kilometers per hour at Estação Cercadinho, in Buritis (West).
This Thursday, the consequences of the storm can still be seen in some parts of Belo Horizonte and the real meter. In accordance with Cemig, rain and wind knocked down trees on the power grid, in addition to throwing branches and other objects on power cables, causing short circuits and wiring breakage at various points.

“At this time, the company does not register any more large blocks without power, but there are still clients with interrupted supply, in a dispersed way, mainly in Venda Nova, Pampulha, Punctuation me Betim“The energy company reported this morning.

The repairs started yesterday. “The company is reinforcing the number of equipment for services this morning, and about 400 professionals, including engineers, technicians and electricians working directly on the works of recovery of the electrical network, and the forecast that the supply is normalized for all customers throughout today ”, he concluded.


View gallery . 7 Photos Civil Defense even registered a 85.4 kilometer storm
Civil Defense even registered a wind speed of 85.4 kilometers per hour at Estação Cercadinho, in Buritis, West Region of BH
(photo: Gladyston Rodrigues / EM / DA Press)

A Civil defense Belo Horizonte reported that it had not registered outstanding events in the last hours. J or Fire brigade he listed the events that mobilized the military last night. In the neighborhoods of California (Rua Jos Marcos Feliciano), in the Northwest region of the capital, and in Jardim dos Comercirios (Rua Ester Batista Vieira), in Venda Nova, calls were received due to the risk of floods that threatened people and vehicles, but the service was rejected because the water level was decreasing.

On Rua Otaviano Pena Forte, in the Serra Verde neighborhood, also in Venda Nova, part of a retaining wall collapsed and collided with the wall of a building. The site was isolated and firefighters ordered residents to seek out Civil Defense for an assessment.

At 10 p.m., the military were called to cut down trees on Rua Cnego Rocha Franco, in Barrio Gutiérrez, West Region, and on Rua dos Guajajaras, in Barro Preto, in the Central-South Region of the capital. The trees were medium in size and were cleared by firefighters. None was injured.

In Contagem, in Grande BH, the fall of a zinc roof continued to block part of Cantagalo Avenue this morning, in Bairro Novo Riacho. Firefighters cordoned off the scene. This fact did not leave victims either.

Between shock and relief

Between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., Civil Defense registered the highest amount of rain in the Northeast Region of the city (37.6 mm). The value is equivalent to 35.9% of the expected historical average for the month: 104.7 mm. The Regional with the lowest accumulated in the period was Venda Nova, with 24mm.

The body had already warned of rainfall during the afternoon. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) also issued a storm warning in Grande BH and cities in the Central, South and Zona da Mata regions. “This higher humidity is characteristic of spring and should last for the next few days,” explained Claudemir de Azevedo, a meteorologist for the V District of Inmet, where Minas Gerais is located.

In Bairro Pompeia, east of BH, the strong winds that hit the city knocked down part of the side and rear walls of the third floor of a house on Rua Pitangui, near a supermarket and a church. Debris hit neighboring property, but no one was injured. The walls, according to the Fire Department, were new. They had been erected during the afternoon. Military personnel went to the site to inspect the structure.

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Crrego Capo, in Venda Nova, reached its limit with the volume of water that fell yesterday in the region (photo: Andr Carvalho / Divulgao)

In Venda Nova, residents registered Crrego Capo about to flood. The source is one of the contributors to Crrego Vilarinho and passes through the Cu Azul, Lagoa, Piratininga and Flamengo neighborhoods. J in the north of the city, residents of the Planalto neighborhood registered hail in their homes.

At Grande BH, there was a record of heavy rains at Contagem. In the Eldorado neighborhood it was very windy, as well as in the mining capital. Still in the Metropolitan Region of the capital of Minas Gerais, the Lagoa Santa boardwalk registered flooding in the Praia Anglica neighborhood.

The population expected rain yesterday after consecutive records of high temperatures in BH. Exactly seven days earlier, Inmet calculated the highest temperature in the history of the mining capital: 38.4 ° C. The heat wave hit the city all last week, with thermometer rises up to 5 ° C higher than the average historical.

Accumulated rainfall by region
Accumulated rainfall by region BH between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. yesterday
(photo: EM Art)

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The force of the wind destroyed the roofs of public buildings and houses. Light poles were snapped in half and dozens of trees uprooted. “One of the things that scared us the most was a court that had all the hardware damaged. He spread metal tiles throughout the Bela Vista neighborhood, ”he added. Neighbors were scared by the gale and also demonstrated on social networks. “There was a hurricane here in Escarpas,” Eduardo Caramati said.



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