Wall collapses and hits house in BH; Civil Defense records 14 incidents related to rain

According to Civil Defense, the structure hit the walls of the kitchen, which partially collapsed, and the laundry room. The affected areas were preventively isolated.

According to the agency, in total, six incidents of roofing due to windstorms, two of wall damage and another two of wall collapse were recorded.

Partial collapses of walls and buildings were also recorded, as well as slope/slope sliding and flooding, flooding or inundation. The most affected regions were the Northeast, North and Pampulha.

According to the Fire Department, from 12pm to 6pm on Saturday, 48 calls related to tree cutting were recorded in Belo Horizonte.

According to the corporation, 25 trees fell on public roads; nine, about residences; and eight, on vehicles. There were also six calls to cut trees with imminent risk of falling.

According to Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig), of the 17 thousand customers who were left without power after Saturday's storm in Belo Horizonte, 15 thousand had their supply restored.

Around 2,200 customers remained without electricity this Sunday morning, in the Primeiro de Maio, Ipiranga and Santa Cruz neighborhoods. According to Cemig, the system is expected to return to normal throughout the day.