President Epitácio declares emergency situation after storm with falling trees and flooding

Presidente Epitácio counts damage after storm — Photo: Presidente Epitácio City Hall

Presidente Epitácio City Hall declared an emergency situation after the city was hit by intense rain and windstorms this Sunday (4). The publication took place in the extra edition of the Official Gazette (SP) and came into force on the same date.

According to the decree, the heavy rains caused environmental damage with falling trees and branches, flooding of public roads, material damage with downed power cables, lack of electricity, damage to homes, in addition to economic and social losses.

Until the last update, the number of residents affected by the storm had not been disclosed.

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Also according to the decree, the administration would be providing equipment, materials and human resources to minimize the effects of the event, as well as to provide assistance and relief to those affected.

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Given the situation, the decree also considers the authorization and mobilization of all municipal bodies to act under the coordination of the Secretariat of Works and Infrastructure, together with the Municipal Civil Defense Commission (Comdec), in disaster response actions, necessary for the rehabilitation of the scenario and reconstruction.

Furthermore, tenders for contracting goods, provision of services and works necessary to deal with the emergency situation will be waived, as provided for by legislation.

In this case, the law considers that the portion of actions and works carried out with the rehabilitation of the scenario can be completed within a maximum period of one year, counting from the date of occurrence of the disaster, with the extension of the respective contracts and the rehiring of a company already contracted based on the article being prohibited, according to the decree.

Situation in the region

Other cities in western São Paulo were also hit by heavy rain and gusty winds. According to the latest update from the state Civil Defense, at 3:35 pm this Sunday (4), two of the three cities with the highest gusts of winds are in the region, being Dracena and Adamantina, with winds that reached up to 107.8 km/h.

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Araçatuba-SP: 112.7km/h

Dracena-SP: 107.8km/h

Adamantina-SP: 96.6km/h

Araras-SP: 94.0km/h

Glicério-SP: 89.5km/h

Bauru-SP: 89.3km/h

São Joaquim da Barra-SP: 88.2km/h

Amparo-SP: 86.9km/h

Pradópolis-SP: 83.2km/h

Iperó-SP: 82.8km/h

Holambra-SP: 82.3km/h

Itu-SP: 80.6km/h

Itirapina-SP: 80.5km/h

Furthermore, Presidente Prudente recorded wind gusts of up to 70 km/h during heavy rain this Sunday morning (4).

There are also records of occurrences in cities such as Álvares Machado, Regente Feijó, Indiana, Martinópolis, Junqueirópolis, Paulicéia, Flora Rica, Mirante do Paranapanema and Presidente Venceslau. Municipal Civil Defense teams are investigating other incidents. There are no reports of injuries.

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