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23 states are under alert for heavy rains, says Inmet.

According to Inmet, significant rainfall accumulation is expected until next Monday, December 5th.

23 states are under alert for heavy rains, says Inmet (Photo: Marcelo Camargo/ABr)

247 - The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued an orange alert this Wednesday (30) for 23 of the country's 27 states that may suffer from heavy rains in the coming days. 

Five states (Paraná, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Sul, Tocantins, and Santa Catarina) are under red alert, with the possibility of rainfall exceeding 60 mm/h or above 100 mm/day. In these regions, in addition to intense rainfall, there are also risks of major flooding, overflowing rivers, and landslides.

In the other states (18) where the alert is orange, the forecast is for, in addition to rain, power outages, falling tree branches, flooding and electrical discharges. These are: Amazonas, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondônia, Roraima, Sergipe, Ceará, Goiás, Paraíba, Piauí and Tocantins.

According to Inmet, significant rainfall accumulation is expected until next Monday, December 5th. 

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