The week that marked the end of April and the beginning of May was full of news on the ND Mais Portal. One of the highlights of the week was the high amount of rain that hit Rio Grande do Sul and also reached the state of Santa Catarina.
Check out the main events of the week on the ND Mais Portal – Photo: Reproduction/ND
Biggest climate catastrophe in Rio Grande do Sul
The State of Rio Grande do Sul has been suffering from one of the worst climate catastrophes in its history.
According to the state’s Civil Defense, there are 281 municipalities affected, 8,296 people in shelters, 24,666 homeless, 74 injured, 67 missing and 57 deaths. Totaling 377,497 people affected.
The state’s highways also suffered from river floods. There are 128 stretches on 68 highways with total or partial closures, including roads and bridges.
Heavy rains caused disruption in SC
In Santa Catarina, rain hit at least 33 cities. According to the latest updates from the State Civil Defense, a death was confirmed in Ipira, as a result of heavy rains. There is also a record of an injured person in Caçador.
At least 155 people are displaced and 26 are homeless. The municipalities of Araranguá, Praia Grande and São João do Sul declared an emergency situation.
Civil Defense issued an alert for the risk of landslides in some cities in Santa Catarina. See the map below.
Map shows risk of landslides due to rain in Santa Catarina – Photo: Reproduction/Defesa Civil/NDTo stay informed about the rains in Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, stay tuned to the ND Mais Portal
The professor of the Cinema course at UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina), Aglair Bernardo, decided to give an unusual speech at her students’ graduation ceremony.
“Me and my toothbrush”, he said, before starting to brush his teeth, in front of dozens of people in the audience at the university’s Events Center, in Florianópolis, on April 25th. The teacher guarantees that the scene was completely improvised and did not agree with the students.
You can find more information about the case by clicking here.
In an artistic performance, professor Aglair Bernardo brushed her teeth during a ceremony at UFSC – Photo: Maurício GarciasWoman is raped after being dragged into the woods
A 42-year-old woman was dragged and raped in a bush, when she went for a walk in the early morning of May 2, in São Miguel do Oeste, in the Far-West of Santa Catarina.
According to police, the woman said she was unable to call for help. The victim was taken to the Terezinha Gaio Basso Regional Hospital, where she underwent a medical evaluation.
The two men, aged 33 and 43, were arrested on the 2nd on suspicion of the crime of rape. One of the men was approached by the garrison in the Villa Nova II neighborhood and the other in a bar in the Salete neighborhood.
The two were arrested red-handed and taken to the São Miguel do Oeste Police Station for the Protection of Children, Adolescents, Women and the Elderly.
Case occurred last Thursday (02) – Photo: Freepik/Disclosure/NDSC surgeon writes new chapter in Brazilian medicine
Surgeon Marcelo Harada Ribeiro, aged 44, is one of the country’s greatest authorities in the area of interventional heart surgery, which is characterized by performing minimally invasive procedures to solve vascular problems.
PHD from the Faculty of Medicine of USP (University of São Paulo), he works at SOS Cárdio, at Caridade/Baía Sul and at the Centro Catarinense de Cardiologia, in Florianópolis, in Santa Catarina. Check out the surgeon’s full story by clicking this link.
PHD from the Faculty of Medicine of USP, doctor works at SOS Cárdio, at Caridade:Baía Sul and at Centro Catarinense de Cardiologia – Photo: Leo Munhoz/ND
