2024-01-21 22:14:00
In the middle of the strong rains that hit the southeast of Brazil, One woman was killed and seven people were injured.after being struck this Saturday by lightning on the beach Vila Caiçara, Playa Grandein the state of San Pablo.
The tragedy occurred at 8 p.m. local time. “There were sequences of electric shocks, produced between the water and the sand on the Vila Caiçara beach, Playa Grande, resulting in four victims, all from the same family, one of them, a 60-year-old lady, died,” reported a spokesperson for Civil defense.
The other members of the family are in serious but stable condition, according to the latest official report. The victims were 16, 31 and 38 years old, are residents of the metropolitan region of San Pablo, and were taken to the Central Emergency Room.
A plane that took off from Ezeiza was hit by lightning and had to make an emergency landing
Additionally, other three people were hit by the electric shockwithout seriousness, so they were assisted on an outpatient basis.
After the woman was struck by lightning, security cameras in the area captured the moment after the event, when two people who were at the scene tried to save her life with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
In an interview with TV Tribuna, a street vendor who was near the scene during the incident stated that Everything went very fast: “I saw a lot of people running, trying to hide and get off the beach as quickly as possible.”
Extreme weather conditions in Brazil
This is not the first victim of the extreme weather conditions that hit Brazil.
In the last 24 hours, heavy rains and winds in the state of Sam Pablo claimed the lives of three people, causing landslides and flooding in six municipalities, according to the Brazilian news agency.
The young man who was struck by lightning in San Luis spoke: “My light went out and I woke up in the hospital”
In Sorocaba, a man died when the vehicle in which he was traveling, along with another occupant, was swept away by the waters. Meanwhile in Limeiratwo women were rescued after being trapped under a car, but did not survive.
On the other hand, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, A storm that broke out on Tuesday left two deadAs reported by the governor Eduardo Leite in your X account, by updating the “victim balance.”
This tragic event joins the series of extreme weather events that Brazil has faced in recent months, including intense rains and a destructive cyclone in September that caused the death of 50 people in the southern region of the country.
Experts indicate that these phenomena, driven by the climate changetend to be repeated in various areas of Brazil.
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