Rio Janeiroin southern Brazil, has returned to the fore due to the terrible heat wave that hit this Wednesday Wind chill at 60 degrees Celsiusaccording to local media.
The emblematic city has gone through extreme heat, which has brought tragic consequences and today a temperature of 42 degrees was recorded and a thermal sensation of 18 degrees higher.
As expected, both tourists and locals had to take refuge in the water on its classic beaches Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon.
The neighborhood of Guaratiba, in the western part of Rio, set the pace: 40.7°C on Tuesday 16 January, rising to 41.8°C at 11.30am on Wednesday 17, according to Diary of Rio.
This way they confirm that it is the temperature higher this summer and how little this 2024 was.
What will happen to the weather in Rio de Janeiro after the record heat
According to the authorities, the training of a low pressure system in the ocean will make the climate unstable.
That way, they could moderate to heavy rain between the afternoon and night, which may be accompanied by lightning.
The thermal sensation reached 60° C in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: EFEFurthermore, they claim that the heat will continue with a maximum temperature around 39 ºC.
Storm and 12 deaths in Rio de Janeiro
At least 12 people died in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and one remained missing after heavy rains hit the Brazilian city early Sunday morning, fire department spokesmen confirmed.
The rainfall hit the northern area of Rio and the surrounding municipalities of the metropolitan region with particular force, where the deaths were concentrated, following the landslides, drownings and some electrocutions.
Volunteers unload donations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after the storm that left 12 dead. Photo: Xinhua“A woman also remained missing,” the AFP agency reported.
The damage caused by the rains led tomayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Da Costa Paesto decree the last Sunday on “emergency situation”.
In some sections of Avenida Brasil, one of the main streets of the city, accumulated water has reached go over the hood of the car and forced the road to be temporarily closed overnight.
Following the president’s instructions @LulaOficialwe are acting together with Prefeito @eduardopaesto guarantee all the support of the Federal Government to the population affected by the strong people of Rio de Janeiro.
— Waldez Góes (@waldezoficial) January 14, 2024
A dozen bus lines were not working and at least four subway stations had to temporarily close due to water that arrived with the violent storm.
Some regions of the city recorded a cumulative more than 200 millimeters of rain in 24 hoursexceeding forecasts for all of January by one day.
“Following the leadership of President Lula, we are acting with Mayor Paes to guarantee all the support of the federal government to the population affected by the heavy rains,” Waldez Góes, Minister of Regional Development, said on the X network.
Death before Taylor Swift’s 2023 recital
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Sad news has broken that a Swift fan has died due to the heat wave in Brazil. The moment when the fans shouted for water.
A A 23-year-old Brazilian girl has died due to heatstroke before Taylor Swift’s first concert in Rio de Janeiro, in November 2023, a tragedy that the singer lamented on her social networks.
The victim was identified as Ana Benevidestudent of psychology at the Federal University of Rondonópolis, fainted from the heat, according to what a friend of the young woman told the newspaper O Globo.
Brazil is experiencing an intense heat wave and Rio de Janeiro is recording temperatures above 40 degrees.
Source: Clarin
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