Weekend rains killed in Ubatuba

Rains are still causing problems in Ubatuba this Sunday (03), leaving 13 families homeless as well as making access to several prohibited points on highways crossing the city and communities like Camburi completely inaccessible.

Among the highways, Rio-Santos is the most affected, with 13 forbidden points, with total traffic at 4 km due to the fall of a barrier and 34 km due to the rupture of a lane, and partial blockade at several other points. score due to falling barriers and trees.

The Oswaldo Cruz motorway was also closed to traffic from km 66 to km 89 due to a tree falling and barriers.

The old mountain range of the Tamoios highway is completely closed due to high rain levels. Only the section towards São José dos Campos continues to flow normally.

Camburi Community

The Camburi Community is stranded by the blockade of the Rio-Santos highway in Picinguaba, which is the only access road to the area. Also the community continues to flood points and without electricity.

Ubatuba city hall, in joint action with the Environmental Military Police, Military Police, Navy and Civil Defense, went to the scene this Sunday morning to donate food, clothing, blankets and candles to residents (03).

Precipitation for this Sunday (03):

Worrying precipitation rates were recorded this Sunday (03) in parts of the city of Ubatuba. Them:

Puruba: 534 mm

Itamambuca: 587 mm

Center I: 391 mm

Center II: 420 mm

Greenhouse II: 368 mm

Tenorio: 342mm

Rio Grande: 303mm

Marafunda: 303 mm

Ministries Park: 285 mm

Fig tree: 323 mm

Perequê-Mirim: 376 mm

Lazarus: 371mm

Dura Beach: 318 mm

Pond: 298 mm

Maranduba: 225 mm

Sertão da Quina: 221 mm

Data were obtained from the National Center for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Warning (CEMADEN). The overall average in the municipality was 418 mm in four rainy days.

homeless

According to the Ubatuba city hall, 13 families were evicted from their homes and stayed in a bunker at the Padre José de Anchieta school in the city centre. There are 19 adults and 19 children in total. There are 25 people living in the Escola Municipal Iberê Ananias Pimentel in Picinguaba, in the north. A total of 63 people were removed from their homes and taken to the municipality’s shelters where food, hygiene, social and psychological assistance was provided.

In addition to the actions of the Ubatuba Social Fund, the CCR and the CCR Institute are also collecting donations for affected families in the city.

Civil Defense is examining the affected areas and checking the possibility of the return of families living in the less affected central area in the last hours.