Dam Collapse Sends Wall Of Water Into Brazilian Town
After weeks of heavy rain, a dam in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia collapsed, sending a massive wall of water into populated areas.
The dam in focus is the Igua dam, located near the city of Vitoria da Conquista in southern Bahia. It reportedly collapsed on Saturday evening and resulted in flooding of towns, including Itambe. Officials in the city warned people to evacuate immediately.
“A dam with a high volume of water has broken and a strong flash flood is expected to affect the municipality of Itambe in a few moments. All residents should evacuate from the banks of the river Verruga urgently,” said an Instagram post by the city.
Local all-news radio network, BandNews FM, tweeted a video that shows the devastation in Itambe.
CHUVAS • A prefeitura de Itambé, município do Sul da Bahia, alerta sobre o rompimento da barragem de Iguá devido às fortes chuvas na região, e disse que uma forte enxurrada poderia atingir áreas da cidade.
Confira:https://t.co/c2jpQCNg70 pic.twitter.com/ztHykbAut7— Rádio BandNews FM (@radiobandnewsfm) December 26, 2021
Other areas have been affected by the flooding.
Itororó-Bahia #Bahia #SOSsuldabahia #SOSBahia pic.twitter.com/f1qWY4hiBt
— oxigenada (@iaeceros) December 26, 2021
BAIRRO DA MANGABINHA, EM ITABUNA, DEBAIXO D’ÁGUA. ⚠️🌧
Registro foi feito por voluntários da cidade que estão utilizando jetski para resgatar as pessoas de suas casas. As imagens mostram que o nível da água chega no teto das residências
#chuva #bahia #itabuna pic.twitter.com/8nGgfHrFgM
— DEUS ME LIVRE DE FOFOCA (@DeusmelivreFofo) December 26, 2021
Se cenas como está não te chocam ou despertam em vc sentimentos de angústia ou aflição, vc já morreu a tempos.
O Extremo Sul da Bahia pede ajuda, contribua de alguma forma com as várias formas que estão disponíveis.
Contribua p/ comunidades Indígenas: 7399198-2962 Tiara A Santos. pic.twitter.com/3BqVlDosWO— Thyara #SOSpovopataxo 🏹 (@PataxoThyara) December 26, 2021
MELLOS COM SUL DA BAHIA
— FABI 🍷 (@Fabyana_braz) December 26, 2021
Since early November, the Bahia state government said torrential rains had caused major floods across 72 cities and killed at least 18 people, with 4,000 households displaced. There was no word on how many people were displaced are killed in the latest flooding incident.
“At this first moment, we’re acting to save people, to get people off the top of their houses, out of isolation, with boats,” Bahia Gov. Rui Costa said Sunday. He said first responders are distributing emergency aid to affected residents.
Other towns in Bahia monitor the deteriorating situation as more heavy rains mean other dams in the state could be at risk of collapse.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 12/26/2021 – 21:20
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