Shocking moment flood destroys bridge while Brazilian mayor was warning ... trends now
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This is the shocking moment a bridge collapsed while a mayor recorded a video addressing the dangers of a storm in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Santa Tereza Mayor Gisele Caumo was warning residents about the rainstorm on Tuesday morning shortly after the bridge became detached from the road pavement.
The pressure from the water that overflowed from the Barramansa Stream appeared to pick up strength and suddenly knocked the bridge off its foundation.
'This is our situation. See, being carried away by the forces of the waters,' Caumo said. 'So, I ask you to be careful, cautious, especially when traveling. I ask everyone's full attention to the situation on the bridge.'
Debris could be seen on the side of the bridge dragging it downstream as the live recording on via her Instagram account was cut off.
Mayor Gisele Caumo was recording a video to warn residents in the southern Brazil city of Santa Tereza about the dangers of a rainstorm on Tuesday when a bridge connecting two neighborhoods collapsed
A woman and her son survived after their home was swept away by a landslide on Tuesday in Vale do Taquari, one of the 76 cities in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul that have been impacted by a rainstorm
The storm hit Rio Grande do Sul on Monday and caused
