A violent storm swept through the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo and its surroundings a few days ago. At least eight people died as a result of the disaster. More than 530,000 buildings are still without electricity.
A storm accompanied by heavy rainfall hit the most populated city of Brazil – Sao Paulo – and the surrounding regions on Friday, October 11. At least eight people died as a result of the disaster, the BBC reported.
Wind gusts exceeded 100 kilometers per hour in places. According to local authorities, it was one of the strongest storms for 29 years – the last time there was such a strong wind was in 1995.
Over half a thousand interventions
Strong winds knocked down trees, which fell and damaged houses and cars. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving millions of people without electricity at its peak.
Firefighters and civil defense officers carried out over half a thousand interventions. Their activities mainly concerned the removal of fallen trees and collapsed walls.
Trees fell on houses and fences Reuters
On Monday morning local time, more than 530,000 buildings in the metropolitan area of ​​Sao Paulo state were without electricity, including about 354,000. was located in the very center of Sao Paulo, said Enel, an energy distribution company.
“There's no electricity, so all the frozen food is defrosting, and you can't refreeze it,” said a seller from the state of Sao Paulo.
Strong winds knocked down treesReuters
Authorities said fatalities were reported in four different cities, including Sao Paulo. One person died after a tree fell on her stand.
It was raining so heavily that local media reported that officials in the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of Brazil's congress – were forced to use umbrellas because water was leaking through the roof.
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