A landslide that occurred in the early hours of Monday, April 8, 2024, at the city center of Salvador, Brazil, left a building hanging with its foundations exposed, among others.
Furthermore, the incident took place sometime between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. local time in the neighborhood of Vale dos Barris, following rather intense rainfall.
More specifically, it is stated that certain parts of the area received precipitation of more than 150 mm in 72 hours, while many neighborhoods saw 50-100 mm of rain within 24 hours.
Itatiaia reported that in Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, 9 landslides took place during that night, with five of them being in the central region, while several news outlets report numbers as high as 80.
Three cars and one motorcycle are reported to have been buried in the landslide, while two people got injured, one of whom was inside the headquarters of the Traffic Superintendence building (Transalvador), that got hit by the collapsed soil mass.
Videos show that the pile foundations of the building remain exposed at the side of the landslide, while at least 14 families were evacuated from it.
Salvador's Civil Defense (Codesal) engineers inspected the building shortly after the incident and reported that there was no threat of immediate collapse.
However, further investigation of its structural integrity was to take place, along with further inspection of the foundations, and slope drainage works.
Sources: www.itatiaia.com.br, www.trbn.com.br, g1.globo.com, www.bahianoticias.com.br
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