Torrential rains have plagued the site of the opener, Natal—a coastal city of nearly 1 million people in northeastern Brazil—for three days, inundating streets, blocking off roads and triggering landslides that destroyed or damaged 20 to 40 homes and forced the evacuations of at least 50 people, according to local media. In response, the city declared a state of emergency Sunday, mobilizing emergency responders to deal with impacts from the heavy rain.
Around 50 hours of near non-stop rain in Natal has dumped a month’s worth of precipitation, The Sky News reported. At least four other structures are threatening collapse at the site of the landslide. A retaining wall under pressure from the rain also collapsed in the city, enveloping six homes in earth, G1 reports. Multiple ponds and lakes are well past capacity and continue to spill over into the streets.
Dozens of people have been evacuated in the Mae Luiza neighborhood, although no one has been injured in Natal landslide.
The area has experience more rain in recent days than they usually see for the entire month of June, even though June is typically the city's wettest month. Even so, more rain could mean more landslides, flooding and other dangerous conditions in the area that could jeopardize player and fan safety, something local officials say they're ready to deal with.
“Our teams are alert and ready to avoid accidents and to not have the city come to a stop due to this,” Christiano Couceiro, a spokesperson for the local fire department, told USA Today
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