In Manaus, heavy rain causes landslides and flooding in 26 points of the city

Ívina Garcia – from Cenarium Magazine

MANAUS – Two cars were “swallowed” by a crater that opened in the Atlantic Avenue, south zone of Manaus, as a result of heavy rain that hit the capital of Amazonas on Thursday, December 1. Partial data from the Civil Defense registers 26 occurrences.

After severe drought, the State of Amazonas enters the month of December with rain, despite data from the Manaus Harbor indicate a decrease of three centimeters in the Negro River basin. On this same date, in the year 2021, the river had already risen six centimeters.

The Civil Defense of the capital reported that it rained 103 millimeters in the last 4 hours. Among the most affected areas are North, East, West and Midwest, and the neighborhoods Raiz, São Francisco, Presidente Vargas, Petrópolis, Santo Antônio, Center, São Jorge, Mount Oliveiras, Nossa Senhora das Graças, Nova Vitória Community, Praça 14 and Cidade Nova, which have material damage, without victims.

Images released by residents show several points in the city with flooding. “This is the second time this happens, we need help”, says a man while filming the house taken by water in Travessa Castalhola, Tarumã-açu neighborhood, in the West Zone. In the video you can see the material damage with the water hitting the bed, appliances, sofa and clothes.

Manaus City Hall reported that no victims were recorded among the occurrences, interdictions of buildings and not homeless so far. “Several departments of the city government are on the street helping to meet the demands of the population so we can restore social welfare”, said the executive secretary of the Civil Defense of Manaus, Fernando Jr.