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The mayor of the town of Santa Teresa in Brazil, Gisele Caumowent viral after a bridge collapsed behind himwhile she was doing a live broadcast.
This occurred in the midst of the heavy rains that hit the area, which have caused, among other things, the flooding of various riversamong them the Rio Grande do Sul.
It was in the middle of the broadcast that the local chief arrived at the Marrecão stream, where the strong current of the river damaged the structure.
“There are countless problems caused by rain, we are trying to solve it. On top of that, it keeps raining, and that makes it difficult,” said the mayor.
After a few seconds, you can see how the rest of the bridge collapses and is carried away by the river current.
“Unfortunately, Santa Teresa is going through a difficult period, last year we already recorded two floods and a storm that devastated our interior and now we face a new catastrophic situation, also the loss of the bridge,” Gisele Caumo later told TV Brasil Urgente, according to Montevideo. Portal.
As a result of heavy rains and landslides, many of the roads are blockedas well as access to the Sierra Gaúcha.
Losses due to the rains reached 40 million reais since 2023, that is, about $7,497,808,000 Chilean pesos.
