Salvador Keeps Emergency Operations as Rains Ease Into Weekend

Overview

• Civil defense kept Salvador at maximum alert earlier in the week, activating 11 sirens in landslide‑risk communities as rain totals surged past local norms.
• Codesal logged more than 200 occurrences including landslides, roof losses, wall collapses, flooding and tree falls driven by gusts that topped 75 km/h.
• Accumulated rainfall far exceeded October averages, with the Boca da Mata neighborhood reaching about 255 mm in days against a monthly norm near 90 mm.
• INMET alerts covered hundreds of Bahia municipalities and remain in effect for parts of the coast, while new warnings shift to other regions such as Rio Grande do Sul into the weekend.
• Utility Neoenergia Coelba reinforced crews and the city’s operations center maintained 24/7 monitoring as forecasts signal decreasing rain and improving conditions through Sunday.