The city of São Paulo recorded this Thursday morning (11/12) 235 fires extinguished due to lack of electricity. The incidents come after a gale caused by an extratropical cyclone that hit the southern region of Brazil and also caused damage in the state of São Paulo.
According to the Traffic Engineering Company (CET), in addition to the 235 traffic lights turned off due to lack of electricity, 20 others are inoperative due to breakdowns and five are in “flashing yellow”. According to the latest report published by the company, the capital recorded 203 km of slowdowns in the city until 7 a.m.
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CET said in a statement that 273 vehicles, 229 cars and 44 motorcycles, were in operation to resolve the problems. The number of traffic police involved on the streets reached 454.
Power outage after a cyclone
- The São Paulo metropolitan region woke up this Thursday with more than 1.5 million homes without electricity.
- In the capital alone, there are 1,023,823 addresses without electricity, according to Enel, the electricity concessionaire. This Wednesday (10/12), the outage affected more than 2 million properties.
- Firefighters responded to 1,327 calls for falling trees, 19 for collapses/collapses and 3 for flooding/flooding during the period.
Weather forecast
After being hit by a storm and an extratropical cyclone, the city of São Paulo is expected to experience another day of strong winds this Thursday (11/12). According to the Climate Emergency Management Center (CGE), the intensity should however be lower.
The city council says the low pressure system that gave rise to the cyclone will dissipate in the coming days, which is expected to bring warmer weather and higher temperatures. Forecasts call for winds of up to 60 km/h — on Tuesday, records reached 98 km/h.
This Thursday, the sun appears between a few clouds throughout the day. Temperatures vary from a minimum of 19°C early in the morning to a maximum of 29°C in the afternoon. The air humidity level decreases slightly, with values between 32% and 90%.
In the rest of the state, Civil Defense maintains a moderate warning of gales in the Mogi das Cruzes region. The advice is to avoid being near large trees; do not leave loose objects in the courtyards; protect the elderly, children and pets.
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