Storm with winds of up to 96 km/h leaves more than 80,000 properties without power in Maringá
Uprooted trees, damaged sheds and even a fire station with its roof blown off marked the early hours of Monday in northern Paraná.
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A storm hit Maringá, in northern Paraná, in the early hours of Monday (2) and caused damage across the city, g1 reported. At 10:20 a.m., Copel recorded 82,200 properties without electricity.
According to Simepar, gusts reached 81 km/h at 3:30 a.m. At the airport, at 3:11, 3:14 and 3:17 a.m., winds reached 96.3 km/h. In an initial analysis, the agency said the city had a supercell, a very organized and intense type of storm capable of producing destructive winds.
The force of the wind knocked down dozens of trees, some uprooted, and blocked streets and avenues. Shops and sheds were damaged. The roof of the Fire Department barracks fell along with parts of the structure, soaking files, furniture and electronic equipment.
On Tuesday (3), g1 showed that factories in the Parque das Indústrias neighborhood, one of the hardest hit, had sheds destroyed, and that 50,500 properties were still without power in the morning.