Sao Paulo, January 10 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo, Brazil, is in the midst of a strong storm and power outages.
China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
On the evening of the 10th, showers accompanied by thunder and lightning hit again, and Diogo Jacombe Road, in the new district of Conceisan, near the Ibira Puera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was pitch black. "My house has been out of power for 3 days, and the whole neighborhood is pitch black. I had to throw away all the fridges. Laura, a resident of the new district of Concesan in the city of São Paulo, complained on social **.
Three rescue vehicles of the power company stopped under a telephone pole in the new district of Kangsaisang, set up strong lights, and rushed to repair the substation box and cables. A maintenance worker told China News Service that they have been working for more than 20 hours and "need to fight for another night."
On the evening of January 9, local time, in the new area of Conceisan in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the staff of the power company were rushing to repair the cables damaged by the strong storm. Photo by China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
Since the 8th, strong storms have continued to hit São Paulo, the largest city in South America. The storm hits every afternoon, and although it only lasts for a few hours, it is not small. The São Paulo meteorological service said on the 10th that the cumulative rainfall this time was between 34 mm and 60 mm, while the gusts reached 96 km h. By the 10th, the Emergency Management Center of São Paulo City Hall had issued a flood disaster warning for three consecutive days. According to Pakistani media reports, at least two citizens have been killed due to falling trees or power lines leaking, and many people have been injured due to collapsed houses or electricity leakage.
São Paulo is full of greenery, trees and telephone poles. Since the beginning of summer, the local area has been preparing for rainy days, and it is common to see municipal and power company personnel pruning and removing leaves from trees on the road. However, when the severe storm hit, a large number of trees still fell and affected the power grid.
Although the power company said that it had invested 800 teams to rush to repair, on social media, citizens complained about the disorderly power outage, and even the mayor of São Paulo issued a post criticizing the power company for failing to take responsibility.
The Civil Protection Department of São Paulo said on the 10th that more than 400 trees had been reported to have fallen at noon from the 8th to the 10th, and the power outages of thousands of households in several neighborhoods had not yet been restored. According to Pakistani media reports, a number of planes at Congonhas airport changed their routes as a result; Some sections of the road in São Paulo are heavily congested due to flooding.
On January 10, local time, on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, heavy rain is coming. Photo by China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
The reporter visited many neighborhoods in the past few days and saw that municipal maintenance vehicles such as firefighting, electricity, and communications were parked in the streets and alleys; Most of the fallen trees have been removed, and there is still a huge tree that one person can't hold together, lying on the ground, and cars are struggling to pass.
There are also people who have seen a turnaround in e-commerce from this strong storm. In the Brás region, where Chinese businessmen gather, the most embarrassing thing is that the severe storms have repeatedly struck at the time of market closing. At 16 o'clock on the 9th, several out-of-state import buses that were about to return were stuck in Bolas for nearly an hour.
Brazil is still maintaining a "carrying" business model. As a major wholesaler for goods in São Paulo, Porras attracts out-of-state retailers to take buses. "The traffic is all brought by buses. Chinese businessman Chen Yang told reporters that January and February coincided with the resumption of work just after the New Year holiday, "business was already weak, and in the event of heavy rain, merchants will definitely not like to go out, which has a great impact on the business of physical stores, and online business has grown."
Zhang Mingjie, a Brazilian e-commerce practitioner with millions of Brazilian fans on the live broadcast platform, told reporters that the market size of Brazilian e-commerce is growing rapidly and maintaining a high annual growth rate. "Extreme weather can affect production and logistics, but it also stimulates market demand for shopping. Zhang Mingjie said, "In the future, it will definitely be forced to promote the improvement of data center operation capacity and distribution performance capacity." (ENDS).
*: China News Network.