The state has 46 municipalities in an emergency situation; at least ten highways are closed and flooding is expected to reach heights of up to 14 meters in the Itajaí Valley
A man died this Saturday, 7, in the city of Palm treeIn Santa Catarina, victim of the heavy rains that hit the state. This is the second death recorded in Santa Catarina due to this week’s storm: on Wednesday a man died in Rio do Oeste, in the Itajaí valley, after trying to cross the current in a rice field.
This Saturday, Governor Jorginho Mello ordered the closure of the Ituporanga and José Boiteux dams due to the high amount of rain. “We have an indigenous issue there that will be evaluated and addressed, but the dam needs to be closed at this time so that we have another alternative to contain the water,” he explained. “They have made some requests and we will respond, without a doubt.”
In this evening’s press conference, he stated that the closure of the dams is an attempt to contain the volume of water especially in the Itajaí valley, where the rain falls most intensely. According to him, in the early hours of this Sunday, municipalities in the region such as Rio do Sul and Blumenau could experience flooding up to 14 meters high.
“We ask people to leave their homes up to the second floor. Take what you can. God will give us the strength so that we can do this, because otherwise it will be very difficult to save,” the governor said. “When you get to 10 meters you can no longer act.”
Santa Catarina has 46 municipalities that have already issued emergency decrees. The governor asked people living in at-risk areas to seek safe shelter. “The state is united, it is doing everything that can be done, but, right now, the request is for people to seek safe refuge, to leave their homes if necessary. We must protect what matters most, which is people’s lives,” said Jorginho Mello.
According to the State Civil Protection, the forecast is that the heavy rain will continue this Sunday, the 8th, and will begin to ease at the beginning of next week. The predicted volume of water could reach 200 millimeters, with a high to very high risk of events such as landslides, flash and gradual flooding.
Rain in Santa Catarina floods Ferrari parking lot; see more pictures: https://t.co/CvbGm5UIPT
: Information/Town Hall of Urubici pic.twitter.com/DZ7DPtaJB4
— State? (@Estadao) October 7, 2023
At least ten highways across the state are partially or completely closed, due to dam collapses and lane erosion. Civil Protection, Military, Civil and Scientific Police agents and the Army are working to contain the damage of the storm in Santa Catarina.
Below you can see the most recent budget of the municipalities of Santa Catarina that have declared a state of emergency due to the rains:
- Agronomy
- Araquari
- Lebon Regis
- Campo Alegre
- Jabora
- Southern River
- Rio do Oeste
- Laurentino
- Rio Negrinho
- São Bento do Sul
- Ibiam
- New fields
- Brother Rogerio
- Monte Castelo
- Brunopoli
- Curitibano
- Corupá
- President Getúlio
- Itaiópolis
- Itapoá
- Canoinhas
- Papanduva
- Mafra
- Tanager
- Vargem
- Mirim Doce
- Three Bars
- Beautiful View of Toldo
- São Cristóvão do Sul
- Erval Velho
- Central Trombudo
- Garopaba
- Shark
- Taió
- Urussanga
- Bom Jardim da Serra
- Trevisano
- Large stones
- Islet
- Agrolandia
- Holy Amaro from Imperatriz
- Black Pine
- Anitapolis
- Orleans
- Laura Müller
- Burnt ranch
Source: Terra
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