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'Fear of everything collapsing': advance of erosion threatens houses in Presidente Figueiredo

Craters advance in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, in the interior of Amazonas Reproduction/Globoplay Residents of Presidente Figueiredo, in the interior of Amazonas, live under threat of collapse. Intense rains opened craters...

By 365 Breaking News Editorial Team 3 min read Amazonas
'Fear of everything collapsing': advance of erosion threatens houses in Presidente Figueiredo
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Without adequate drainage, the soil gives way and puts homes at risk. In Galo da Serra, part of a street was taken over by a crater more than 15 meters deep.

  • Voçoroca is a hole or crater formed by the continuous action of water on exposed soil.
  • It represents a more advanced stage of erosion.

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Craters advance in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, in the interior of Amazonas Reproduction/Globoplay Residents of Presidente Figueiredo, in the interior of Amazonas, live under threat of collapse. Intense rains opened craters and gullies in the Galo da Serra, Aida Mendonça and Tancredo Neves neighborhoods. Without adequate drainage, the soil gives way and puts homes at risk. In Galo da Serra, part of a street was taken over by a crater more than 15 meters deep. Erosion increases with each rain. ? Voçoroca is a hole or crater formed by the continuous action of water on exposed soil. It represents a more advanced stage of erosion. Hairdresser Lidiane Souza lives close to the crater and says the risk increases on days of rain and strong wind. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp "Especially this one, which is right next to my house, right, and it's running underneath when there's a lot of wind like that, it takes a while, the weather closes, we hear the trees falling. That's our concern", reported the resident. UNDERSTAND: Manaus has a landslide risk area 13 times larger than Mindu Park, study shows

In the Aida Mendonça neighborhood, domestic worker Cida Cabral, who has lived there for more than three years, fears that erosion will reach her home. "Very worrying, because it's raining every day. And then the hole is already reaching the wall of my house, it's coming from below. This post here is already shaking and is going to fall. Sometimes it rains in the early hours of the morning and I wake up and come look here, afraid of everything collapsing", said Cida. In Tancredo Neves, residents of a resort located close to the crater had to abandon properties close to the crater due to the risk of collapse. Inspection and technical opinion Teams from the Amazonas Civil Defense and Municipal Civil Defense inspected the affected areas. The objective is to map the risks and define containment measures. According to the State Civil Defense geologist, Maely Carvalho, the formation of these structures is favored by the type of soil in the region. "Due to our Amazonian soil, this is quite common. So, we came here to see the situation of these erosions, provide our technical opinion, check what the real situation is and see what this erosion could affect, which properties or buildings could be affected", explained the geologist. Environmental engineer Karoline Costa highlighted that the survey also considers environmental and infrastructure impacts. "We are carrying out this survey to check what the recommendations will be for the structural part to make the containments, and also recommendations regarding the environmental area, environmental damage and families living in the surrounding area. The issue of drainage is broken, so it ends up affecting and contaminating the soil", highlighted the engineer. According to the operational secretary of Civil Defense of Presidente Figueiredo, Rodrigo Martins, the data will serve as a basis for requests for emergency works.