Hole opens in avenue and interrupts main access to Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul

A hole opened on Avenida Castelo Brancoat the towards Coast/Capital, this Saturday (4). With this, the main access to Porto Alegre is blocked. The track gave way after the water that passes under the avenue, through a floodgate, washed away part of the asphalt.

The avenue receives traffic from BR-290 (access to the North Coast and Santa Catarina, via BR-101), from BR-116 (which connects Vale do Sinos, Serra and the interior of SC to the Capital) and the BR-448 (connection from the valley region to Porto Alegre). Furthermore, residents of the North Zone of the Capital and cities such as Gravataí and Cachoeirinha access the Historic Center via the avenue.

The Federal Highway Police (PRF) does not indicate alternative routes, for safety reasons. The authorities’ guidance is for people not to travel.

In addition to the dead, there are 74 missing It is 107 people injured. Civil Defense adds 82.5 thousand people away from homebeing 13.3 thousand in shelters It is 69.2 thousand homeless, who receive shelter in the homes of family or friends. In all, 317 of the state’s 496 municipalities recorded some type of problemaffecting 510.5 thousand people.

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