More than 100 municipalities in PI receive alert for intense rains — Photo: Reproduction
More than 100 municipalities in Piauí received warnings for intense rain this Sunday (18), according to the director of Prevention and Mitigation of the State Civil Defense, Werton Costa.
The warnings were sent by SMS due to the forecast of continued precipitation until the transition between Monday (19) and Tuesday (20).
According to the director, the largest volumes of rain should be concentrated in the coming days, mainly in municipalities in the South and Southeast regions of the state.
Although rainfall helps to alleviate the effects of drought and reduce the risk of fires, high volumes can also cause disruption to the population, especially in areas more vulnerable to flooding.
“We observe that this humidity corridor reaches Piauí with more significant volumes, causing a certain degree of disruption”, stated Werton Costa.
Cristino Castro records flooding and affected families
Until the publication of this report, the only occurrence with impacts confirmed by Civil Defense had been recorded in Cristino Castro, in the south of the state. According to the agency, the rains caused flooding and affected families in the municipality.
"We have an incident in Cristino Castro. Flooding situation. This is the scenario mapped out so far. In fact, the municipal Civil Defense is already taking action. We communicated to the crisis office. We are in dialogue with the mayor and local coordination. There are families impacted", declared the director.
Other municipalities also recorded significant amounts of precipitation and remain under monitoring. In São Braz do Piauí, for example, the accumulated rainfall reached 96.66 millimeters.
According to Civil Defense, municipal teams must carry out a survey of the damage and impacts caused by the rains. The information will be used to align actions with the National Civil Defense.
Cold front and humidity in the Amazon favor precipitation
According to Civil Defense, the rains recorded in Piauí are associated with the advance of a cold front and the transport of moisture from the Amazon to the Center-North region of the country.
The combination of these atmospheric factors favors the formation of areas of instability, contributing to an increase in precipitation volumes in different regions of the state.
"We were already working with the possibility of humidity corridors approaching Piauí. This humidity, which comes mainly from the Amazon, encounters other atmospheric systems that are acting on the state and ends up favoring the formation of heavy clouds and more voluminous rain", explained Werton Costa.
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