Heavy rain damages a specialized police station in Santa Catarina; services are transferred

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Images from a Civil Defense report, which sent teams to the scene on Monday, show water accumulating on the floors of the rooms, even with buckets scattered under the drops coming from the ceiling. The document specifies that the “immediate and total closure of the building” is necessary. According to the agency, there is a risk of electrocution, fire and ceiling collapse, due to the accumulation of water in the structure.

The suspension of all operations at the police station had the “objective of maintaining the safety of the population and employees”, and there is still no plan for the resumption of operations, maintaining the suspension, “until the damage is repaired, as this could lead to electrical incidents”, indicated the civil police in the press release.

Anyone needing assistance at the DPCAMI of Chapecó must go to the Police Service Center, in the Passo dos Fortes neighborhood (Rua Beijing, 79), in the city. All services have been redirected to the unit.

The corporation emphasizes that “there will be no interruption, suspension or loss in the care provided to women, children, adolescents and the elderly who require the specialization of the civil police,” it said in a press release.

According to PCSC, there is a work order signed with the company MANUTEC Montagem e Empreendimentos Ltda, for the total repair of the DPCAMI Chapecó roof. The signing was made last Monday (8), a day of heavy rain, and the company has a legal deadline of up to three days to start the work.

The State Secretariat for Civil Protection and Defense (SDC/SC) indicated that the approach of an extratropical cyclone would cause storms, intense rains and gusts of wind between Monday (8) and Wednesday (10). The agency ranks the risk of flooding, flooding and roofing in many areas as moderate to high.

Storms intensified from Monday afternoon, notably in Grande Oeste, Alto Vale do Itajaí and Planaltos, with the possibility of hail. On the coast, maritime traffic increases the cloudiness and makes the sea rough. Temperatures remain high, varying between 27°C and 31°C across most of the state.

With the advance of the cyclone towards Santa Catarina this Tuesday (9), instability intensifies. Rainfall persists and can be intense for short periods, particularly on the coast and nearby mountainous areas, where the risk of flooding and flash floods is considered high. Wind gusts can reach 70 km/h.

On Wednesday (10), although the cyclone begins to move away towards the open sea, the wind increases and can reach between 60 and 80 km/h in most of the state, reaching 100 km/h in coastal and mountainous areas. The sea is also very rough, with a risk of surf and waves between 3 and 3.5 meters, with peaks reaching 4 meters on the south coast.

Thursday (11) is expected to continue without rain, but still with rough seas. Friday (12), a new depression could cause new storms.

According to meteorologists from Civil Defense and Epagri/Ciram, the cyclone is considered atypical because it developed in a warmer period and very close to the coast, between Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It also has lower than usual atmospheric pressure and slow movement, factors that increase its impacts.