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Storm causes flooding on roads and properties in the Campinas region

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Heavy rain hit Campinas and Paulínia this Sunday (11), causing flooding on public roads and properties, falling trees and branches, with preventive closures on main avenues.
Until 6:26 pm, the Civil Defense recorded three flooding of properties, a falling tree and a falling branch in Campinas, in addition to flooding in neighborhoods of Paulínia.
There is no information about injuries or displacement at this time.

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Intense rains affected the region of Campinas and Paulínia this Sunday (11), with records of flooding on public roads and properties, as well as falling trees and branches.

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The storm that hit the Campinas region this Sunday (11) caused flooding on different roads in the metropolis and also caused disruption in Paulínia.

At 4pm, the wind speed reached 29.6 km/h at the meteorological station in Campo dos Amarais. At the same time, the Viracopos Airport station recorded wind gusts of up to 38 km/h. It rained 59.2 mm in the city.

Civil Defense reported that, up to 6:26 pm, three properties were flooded, a tree fell and a branch fell:

Property flooding in Bosque das Palmeiras - Av. Engenheiro Luiz Laloni

Property flooding in Parque Imperador - Rua Nicolau Giacometi

Property flooding in Jardim do Lago Continuação - Av. Royal Palm Plaza

Falling tree branch in Cambuí - Rua Dr. Sampaio Ferraz

Tree falls on vehicle in Bosque das Palmeiras - Rua Benedito Antunes Campos

Flooded roads in Vila Itália (left) and Taquaral (right), in Campinas (SP), this Sunday (11). — Photo: Raphaela do Amaral | Adriano Kaiano

According to the city hall, flooding points were identified on the following roads:

Av. Carlos de Campos, next to the Tannery. There was a preventive blockade.

Av. Heitor Penteado, at Kartódromo. There was a preventive blockade.

Av. das Amoreiras x Rua Dr. Alves do Banho.

Av. das Amoreiras x Rua Laranjal Paulista.

Av. John Boyd Dunlop, close to the Anhanguera highway viaduct.

Av John Boyd Dunlop x Rua Lucas Pereira de Castro, next to the viaduct that connects the Campo Grande and Perimetral BRT Corridors.

Flooding of public roads in Recanto dos Dourados - Rua Antônio Pinto Costa.

Residents also recorded heavy rain in the district of Sousas, in Campinas (SP), and in the neighborhoods of Vila Itália and Jardim Campos Elíseos. Until the publication of this report, there was no information about injuries or displaced people.

In Paulínia, there were records of flooding in the João Aranha and São José neighborhoods, where water took part of the roads and even reached a business.

Flooding in the João Aranha and São José neighborhoods, in Paulínia (SP). — Photo: Nena dos Santos | Eduardo Roberto dos Santos

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Open Questions

What was the total material damage caused by the floods?
Is there a forecast of new intense rains in the next few days in the region?