World · Latin America · 13 hrs ago
Storm destroys Enel power towers serving Rio-area water system
A storm destroyed Enel power towers on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro state, after heavy rain, strong winds and lightning hit the area.
The damaged towers are part of the Magé-Alcântara distribution line, which supplies power to the Imunana-Laranjal system in São Gonçalo.
That system, run by state water company CEDAE, collects and treats water for the Rio metropolitan area.
The damage matters because the line serves infrastructure involved in supplying water to the region.
Enel technicians are working to repair the line and restore power.
The sources do not say whether water service was disrupted or when repairs will be complete.
A storm destroyed Enel high-voltage towers on Saturday, November 7.
The fallen towers were part of the Magé-Alcântara distribution line, which supplies power to the Imunana-Laranjal water system.
The water system is in São Gonçalo and serves the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region.
Enel Rio said heavy rain, strong winds and lightning caused the towers to fall.
Enel technicians are working to repair the line and restore power.
- Who
- Enel Rio, the electricity distributor, is repairing the line. The Imunana-Laranjal system belongs to CEDAE.
- What
- A storm destroyed high-voltage towers on a line supplying power to a water system.
- When
- Saturday, November 7.
- Where
- In the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region; the water system is in São Gonçalo.
- Why
- Enel Rio said heavy rain, strong winds and lightning caused the towers to fall.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A storm brought heavy rain, strong winds and lightning, causing towers on the Magé-Alcântara line to fall.
Enel technicians began working to repair the line and restore power.
- Damaged infrastructure
- High-voltage towers on the Magé-Alcântara distribution line
- Affected water system
- Imunana-Laranjal
- Water system location
- São Gonçalo
- Water system owner
- CEDAE
- Incident date
- Saturday, November 7