Rains/Brava: Responsible for municipal Civil Protection says that rains did not cause damage and appealed to the population's serenity

The head of the municipal sector of Civil Protection and Firefighters on the island of Brava, António Lopes, said today that the rain on Wednesday on the island did not cause damage and appealed to the population's serenity.

Aug 18, 2023 - 15:19
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Rains/Brava: Responsible for municipal Civil Protection says that rains did not cause damage and appealed to the population's serenity
Rains/Brava: Responsible for municipal Civil Protection says that rains did not cause damage and appealed to the population's serenity

Speaking to Inforpress, António Lopes pointed out that after the announcement of the rain forecast, the team was in a state of alert and making rounds in the locations considered “more critical” at this time, but there was no occurrence due to the rainfall.

According to the same source, the rain that fell during the day and night of Wednesday was a “gentle” rain that was very beneficial for plants and agricultural land and, as there is a forecast of more rainfall, he asks people to maintain serenity and, in case of emergency, to activate the support of the teams “who are prepared for any eventuality”.

Normally, as I said, they check for falling stones and the obstruction of some roads, following the rains, but, so far, everything is normal and since there are no gusts of wind, no trees have fallen either. .

He announced that they will be on the ground 24 hours a day to work together with the population, if necessary, and took the opportunity to ask people to always remain alert to take the necessary precautions in order to avoid major constraints.

"We are in a state of alert and we appeal to the entire community of Brave to take this alert as something real, because it is normal to rain or not, taking into account that everything is nature's design", said the same source, noting that "more It is better to be prepared than to be taken by surprise.”

António Lopes informed that they had already completed the entire process of cleaning and clearing the roads where water could drain, they had already spoken with the people who perform the inert extraction service in the mines to prepare the sites and to leave water drainage channels , in the sense of eliminating certain situations that may be foreseeable.

He took the opportunity to ask the citizens of Brave to avoid dangerous situations or any action that jeopardizes public health and that puts any personal or social resource at risk, always taking into account the recommendations made by the National Civil Protection Service (SNPC), in the sense of not to cause major embarrassment at this time.