Storm causes flooding in the Campinas region

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

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

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

According to the city hall, at least five flooding points were identified by cameras spread across the city:

Avenida Carlos de Campos, near the Curtume;

Avenida das Amoreiras and Rua Dr. Alves do Banho;

Avenida das Amoreiras and Rua Laranjal Paulista;

Avenida Heitor Penteado, in the Kartódromo region;

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

In Paulínia, there were also records of flooding in the João Aranha and São José neighborhoods, where water took part of the roads and 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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