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Sixteen people were rescued alive, two drowned and two are still missing
A video published on social networks shows the head of water that killed two people and left two missing in Capitólio, south of Minas, this Saturday (2). In the images you can see the force of the waters and some people stranded.
A video circulating on social networks shows the moment when a head of water occurs in a waterfall in Capitólio, this Saturday (2). Updated figures from firefighters indicate that about 19 people were affected. Two died and one remains missing. pic.twitter.com/RT7Jg7pKOa
– Time (@otempo) January 3, 2021
The head of the water hit about 20 people and, according to the Fire Department, 16 people were rescued alive. Also according to firefighters, the accident occurred in a region known as Cascatinha, in a waterfall of the Ecoparque Capitólio. The head of water, that is, the sudden increase in the volume of water caused by the rain, surprised the bathers in the waterfall.
Three victims were stranded on the edge of the waterfall, near the waterfall, but safe. Three other victims were stranded on a rock in the water course, one of them had an open fracture and a head injury and was rescued by helicopter to a hospital in Passos, in southern Minas.
A video published on social networks shows the head of water that killed two people and left another missing in Capitólio, south of Minas, this Saturday (2). In the images you can see the force of the waters and some people stranded. pic.twitter.com/dMJEieTjV0
– Time (@otempo) January 2, 2021
Four other victims were swept away and fell into Furnas Lake, two women drowned and two others who were seen submerged are still missing. In total, eleven people were rescued by helicopter and five by land.
According to the Civil Defense of Minas Gerais, the headwaters were caused by heavy rains that hit the headwaters of the Capivari river. The accident is still clarified, but it is possible that the two people who died are added to the list of deaths due to rain in Minas Gerais.
Firefighters from Piumhi and Passos, both in southern Minas, and military personnel from the Battalion of Response to Environmental Emergencies and Disasters (Bemad) in Belo Horizonte provided assistance to the victims. The searches ended this Saturday, but will resume on Sunday (3). The town of Capitólio is a destination for many miners this holiday season.
In another video, local journalist Helder Almeida shows the situation after the accident:
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