Large trees collapse after windstorm in Cubatão The gusts of wind that exceeded 100 km/h in Baixada Santista, on the coast of São Paulo, left a trail of destruction in the cities, with several roofs, collapses and more than 80 tree falls. A man, still unidentified, died after being hit by one of them in Santos. In Cubatão and Peruíbe, classes are suspended in schools that suffered damage. The São Paulo government moved the Crisis Office to the coast after Wednesday's windstorm (29) caused disruption in the region. State Civil Defense teams are in Peruíbe to monitor the response to the damage. "During Thursday (30), we are still on alert because we may still have some consequences with rain and winds in some areas. Therefore, the population must be alert and, above all, stay away from trees, poles and not practice nautical activities throughout the day", informed the lieutenant of the State Civil Defense, Maxwel de Souza. The wind left a trail of destruction in Cubatão (SP) Diego Bertozzi/TV Tribuna Santos was one of the cities most affected by the wind. According to a Civil Defense bulletin, the maximum speed of the wind gusts reached 111.8 km/h, at 12:40 pm. The peak tide was 1.64 meters, recorded at 1:40 pm. A homeless man was sitting on the wall when he was hit by a tree and fell into Canal 5. He died at the scene, but has not yet been identified. The body remained at the scene until the forensic examination was carried out and removed by the Medical-Legal Institute (IML). A witness was taken to the Police District to give a statement. There were records of falling trees, branches and poles in the neighborhoods of Embaré, Campo Grande, Vila Mathias, Ponta da Praia, São Jorge, Boqueirão, Castelo, Santa Maria, São Manoel, Morros and Vila Belmiro. Of the approximately 30 trees that fell in the Municipality, almost half have already been removed. The rest will be collected by Friday (31). All roads blocked due to falls are now passable. The city also suffered from the collapse of walls, a wooden house and containers in a courtyard. A part of the wall at the Dinamo company collapsed. The structure, located on Rua Aguiar de Andrade, fell on two trucks and left several bricks scattered across the road. There were no injuries. Company wall collapsed after windstorm in the center of Santos, SP. Daniel Rodrigues and Matheus Croce/TV Tribuna In the municipal education network, some schools recorded damage to roofs, awnings and internal trees. There were no injuries and no need to dismiss students. The Gonzaga and Aparecida polyclinics suffered roof damage. Tiles fell from the gym at the M. Nascimento Sports and Recreation Center, in Santa Maria. There was also the detachment of flashings (a piece of metal) and bricks from the ceiling of the Casa da Frontaria Azulejada, in addition to roofing damage to properties on Carvalho de Mendonça, Flamínio Levy, Nilo Peçanha and Borges streets; Santos City Hall mobilized a task force to respond to incidents in the city, mobilizing more than 200 professionals from Civil Defense, Traffic Engineering Company (CET-Santos), Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) and Secretariat of Regional City Halls (Sepref). Baixada Santista In addition to Santos, other cities in Baixada Santista were affected by the wind. In Cubatão, around 20 trees fell in the city, leaving a frightening scene with branches scattered across public roads in the Vila São José neighborhood (see the beginning of the report). There was also partial roofing and a power outage at the Municipal Education Unit (UME) Tocantins, in Jardim Casqueiro, in Cubatão. In total, 17 schools suspended classes on Wednesday, but 12 have already resumed activities. In Peruíbe, at least 30 pieces of equipment were affected, including 15 schools. Despite the damage, classes take place normally this Thursday (30) in all school units, except for the municipal school Barão de Mauá, which had classes suspended. Itanhaém reported that it recorded tree falls (no specified quantity) in neighborhoods such as Nova Itanhaém, Guapurá and Gaivota. According to the city hall, the electricity concessionaire was called to carry out the necessary repairs on the affected networks. São Vicente City Hall reported that nine trees and a traffic light fell in the city, but teams are working to normalize the affected areas and guarantee the safety of the population and freeing the roads. In Bertioga, three trees and a metal pole fell. In Guarujá, 11 incidents related to trees that fell in the city. Praia Grande did not record tree falls. Check the number of tree falls per city: Santos: around 30 Cubatão: around 20 Peruíbe: 17 Guarujá: 11 São Vicente: 9 Bertioga: 3 Cubatão recorded several tree falls after the wind Diego Bertozzi/TV Tribuna Energia The wind caused power interruptions in several cities. In a note, Neoenergia Elektro reported that it has reinforced the number of teams in the field to respond to incidents and the energy supply in the cities of Bertioga, Guarujá, Itanhaém, Mongaguá, Peruíbe and Praia Grande is within normal limits with 99% - of the total 449.3 thousand customers in the region - with energy supply. According to the concessionaire, technical teams remain in the field to respond to more complex incidents involving trees, branches and other objects thrown against the power grid during the storm. "Neoenergia Elektro encourages the population to stay away from the electricity grid and, in the event of a power outage, contact the distributor." On Wednesday (29), CPFL Piratininga reported that strong winds caused damage to specific points of the electricity network in Santos. The concessionaire acted immediately and only 5% of impacted customers are still in the recovery process. Sought by g1 this Thursday, the dealership did not comment until the publication of this report.