INMET Keeps Severe Rain Alerts in Force as Flash Flooding Hits Bahia and Storms Disrupt Minas Gerais

Overview

• National meteorology agency INMET maintains red, orange and yellow warnings over wide areas through Friday into Saturday for heavy downpours, strong winds and risks of floods and landslides.
• In Pau Brasil, Bahia, the Água Preta River surged about six meters in roughly 20 minutes, inundating homes, isolating communities and triggering shelters and a crisis response with Civil Defense and firefighters.
• In Medeiros Neto, Bahia, a house collapsed and ten people were displaced after intense rain, with municipal shelters prepared to assist affected families.
• Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, recorded 30.8 mm in two hours, flooding streets and an elementary school and disrupting traffic and traffic lights, according to Civil Defense and INMET data.
• Tocantins remains largely under an orange alert for up to 100 mm/day and 60–100 km/h winds, and 96 municipalities in Piauí are under alerts through 10 a.m. Saturday, with authorities urging residents to follow safety guidance and contact 199/193 in emergencies.