(14 Oct 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sao Paulo, Brazil – 13 October 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS ++
1. Various of roads in the dark
2. Fast Food restaurant illuminated by cars passing by
3. Pharmacy and traffic lights on a junction without power
4. Road in the dark blocked by car with hazard lights on
++DAY SHOTS++
5. Car crushed by a tree with low hanging wires
6. People passing by wires hanging low at street level
7. Local resident Paulo Afonso Alves talking to neighbours
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Paulo Afonso, local resident:
“They said they would return with another team to finish the job, but no-one has shown up so far. So, we’ve been without power since the time of the storm on Friday, and it’s still out.”
9. Various of traffic jam on a crossing with traffic lights out
10. Damaged construction site where a tree fell
11. Various of business owner Anderson de Souza at his bar, without power
12. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Anderson de Souza, business owner:
“It had a huge impact, because this area does a lot of business over the weekends. And from Friday until today, Sunday, we’ve been without power. There’s no estimate for when it will be back. The weekend is basically when we make our money, and we lost it. There’s no way to go back and recover that income."
13. Various of restaurants with diesel generators outside
STORYLINE:
Around 1.4 million households in Sao Paulo in Brazil, were without power on Saturday almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South America’s largest metropolis.
At least seven people were killed.
Officials in Sao Paulo state said that record wind gusts Friday night of up to 67 mph (108 kph) knocked down transmission lines and uprooted trees, causing severe damage in some parts.
The storm also shut down several airports and interrupted water service in several areas, according to the state government.
One person died when a tree fell on an outdoor stall, authorities said. At least six other people in surrounding Sao Paulo state also died.
Authorities originally expected to restore power within a few hours. But several neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, which is home to 21 million people, were still in the dark on Saturday, and authorities were urging residents to limit their consumption of water.
Most of the disruptions were in the service area of a single utility, said power distributor Enel-Sao Paulo, which is partly owned by AES Corporation.
In May, the Virginia-based power company said it was selling its 47% stake in its Brazil unit for $640 million.
Regulators ordered an inspection of the utility, warning that if it doesn’t resolve the outages in a satisfactory and swift manner it will move to terminate the private concession.
For its part, Enel said that 17 high voltage transmission lines were affected by the storm.
It did not provide a time frame for re-establishing service.
AP video shot by Felipe Campos Mello
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