striker Diego Costa provides jet-skis and helps rescue flood victims

Amid the storm that hits Rio Grande do Sul, striker Diego Costa, from Grêmio, scored a ‘great goal’ off the field this Friday, 3rd, when working to rescue residents in flooded areas of Eldorado do Sulin the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre.

In reports that went viral on social media, residents claim that the player came across the flood in the Itaí neighborhood and decided to help. Diego Costa asked what kind of help people needed and heard that it was necessary to rescue residents who were stranded.

The attacker then provided four watercraft so that the population could rescue residents in areas where the water height reached 1.5 meters. He also took photos with fans there.

To the GZH, resident and Grêmio fan Clóvis Ferri, 56 years old, says he was moved by the player’s attitude. “He was very simple. They didn’t stop picking people up, one at a time. I think there were around 60 people. That makes me emotional.”

Historic flood of the Guaíba River

The city of Eldorado do Sul, in the metropolitan region of the capital, suffered from the historic flood of the Guaíba River, which reached 4.64 meters high on Friday afternoon. The measurement was made by Porto Alegre City Hall and is the highest since 1941, when the water level reached 4.76 meters high.

According to Governor Eduardo Leite (PSDB), the river’s water volume rises 8 cm per hour. The forecast is that it will reach 5 meters this Friday.

According to The globehydrologist Pedro Luiz Camargo pointed out that the most affected residents will be those in the south zone of the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Barra do Ribeiro, Guaíba, Eldorado do Sul and the islands of Guaíba.

Storm in RS

Rio Grande do Sul is experiencing its worst climate catastrophe in recent history. As of Friday afternoon, at least 265 cities had been affected by the heavy rains that hit the state, which also resulted in 39 deaths, more than 8 thousand people in shelters, 24 thousand people left homeless and, in total, 351 thousand people affected by the temporal.

Municipalities remain on alert due to further damage, as well as the need for guidance for the population to leave areas considered at risk.

The government of Rio Grande do Sul reinforced the alert made by Civil Defense on Thursday, 2, regarding the condition of the Caí River, which is exceeding the flood level and affecting municipalities in the region. The guidance is that residents of the regions of Gramado and Canela, cities known for tourism, leave risk areas.

“It is expressly advised that residents of areas close to the river in the municipalities of São Francisco de Paula, Canela, Gramado, Nova Petrópolis, Vale Real and Feliz leave risk areas and seek public shelters or another safe place to stay during the elevation of level of the Caí River”, said the government.

7 out of 10 Brazilians have already been impacted by an extreme event associated with climate change

Source: Redação Terra