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A Rodovia Régis Bittencourt é uma importante via que liga São Paulo ao Paraná, frequentemente utilizada pelo transporte de cargas.
Dois caminhões colidiram na Rodovia Régis Bittencourt, em Cajati, no interior de São Paulo, neste domingo (18). O Corpo de Bombeiros informou que, após a batida, cerca de 500 litros de um produto químico vazaram na pista, o que provocou a interdição das faixas no sentido da capital paulista por mais de uma hora. Não houve vítimas nem contaminação do solo.
Equipes dos bombeiros foram acionadas e realizaram a contenção do produto químico. A Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo (Cetesb) foi informada sobre a ocorrência e, ainda segundo a corporação, outra empresa foi mobilizada para retirar os recipientes danificados e auxiliar na movimentação do caminhão.

The federal government announced an increase to 16 aircraft, four squadrons of helicopters, two ships and more brigade members to combat the fires in Amazonas, in addition to the creation of a Joint Chiefs of Staff to coordinate the Armed Forces and bodies involved. The Federal Police are carrying out three investigations into the fires and the SUS National Force is preparing reinforcements in Manaus due to the smoke affecting the capital.

More than 100 municipalities in Piauí received warnings of intense rain this Sunday (18), with a risk of flooding in vulnerable areas. So far, only Cristino Castro has confirmed occurrences of flooding and affected families. The precipitation is associated with a cold front and humidity coming from the Amazon.

Turkey, presiding over COP31 in Antalya, seeks to halve global waste growth by 2035 through the Istanbul Platform, an initiative that brings together existing solutions to engage the private sector and governments in climate action, without formally negotiating the topic at the conference.

Research by the Caatinga and Desertification Observatory (OCA/UFCG) reveals that the Caatinga biome removed 410 million tons of CO2 in 2022, representing 38% of the national total, surpassing the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado.

The Santarém Municipal Environmental Council meets to discuss adherence to the federal program to combat deforestation and evaluate actions against fires amid the severe drought affecting the region and the level of the Amazon and Tapajós rivers.

Vital waterways in the Amazon and Pantanal are on alert due to severe drought. Rivers such as Madeira, Tapajós and Paraguay have low levels, threatening the flow of grains, the transport of fuel and the supply of local communities.