Porto Alegre below water once more, the Italian consulate evacuated

(ANSA) – RIO DE JANEIRO, MAY 23 – The Consulate Normal of Italy in Porto Alegre, which had simply reopened to the general public at this time after twenty days of closure because of the floods that hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul, was evacuated once more by choice of the consul Valerio Caruso because of the new flood of the Guaiba river. Intense rainfall has actually returned to hit all of southern Brazil in the previous few hours after the heavy floods which have already induced no less than 163 deaths and 75 lacking, worsening the scenario specifically within the left capital. Porto Alegre remained utterly flooded for days and solely in the previous few hours was the scenario normalising, however now it’s as soon as once more invaded by water. In response to the most recent official info, resulting from latest rainfall the extent of the Guaíba has risen by 13 centimeters in the previous few hours, reaching 3.95 meters already within the early hours of the day (the flood stage is 3 metres). Added to the extreme rains is the issue of the water drainage system which doesn’t work because of the flood, inflicting the rain to build up with none risk of circulate. Within the context of the brand new emergency, the authorities additionally introduced the closure of colleges. (HANDLE).