Vasarnap keso delutan elkapott minket egy igazi tropusi vihar viharos szellel, ozomvizszeru esovel es aradassal. Uszott itt minden ami nem volt lerogzitve. Egyszer mar volt reszem ekkora zuheban, evekkel ezelott, amikor meg csak latogatoba jottunk Braziliaba. Igy tehat tudtam, hogy korulbelul mire lehet szamitani: leszakado faagakra, tengelyig ero folyokra az utcakon, foldszintes hazak garazsait, foldszinti szobait elonto vizre. Eloben latni mindezt elegge felelmetes.
Ezuttal akar ki is maradhattunk volna ebbol az idojarasi bulibol, de eppen azon a hetvegen Caio ismet a nagymamaeknal volt es vasarnap este mentunk erte. Mar amikor elhagytuk Santost elkapott minket az eso, es egybol latszott, hogy ebbol marha nagy vihar lesz. Az eg ugyanis ilyenkor nem sotet, hanem inkabb piszkosfeher, a tenger vize pedig grafitszurke. A szel is sokkal erosebb es viharos szellokesek kiserik a szakado esot, hogy az ember alig lat ki a szelvedo ablakan es meg ehhez jon a zapor auton kopogo fulsuketito zaja. Mivel egy ilyen vihar akar 7-8 oran keresztul is eltarthat, igy az intenziv esozes hamar aradashoz vezet mivel az itteni csatornarendszer sehol sem birja az ekora mennyisegben lezudulo esot.
Amikor este 7 korul megerkeztunk a nagymamaekhoz, par utcaban mar allt a viz, igy ugy dontottunk, hogy megvarjuk, hatha kicsit alabbhagy a vihar es csak kesobb indulunk vissza. Este 10 ora fele azonban megiscsak ugy dontottunk hogy hazaindulunk, mert nem terveztuk, hogy ott alszunk a mamaeknal es remeltuk, hogy az autopalyan nem allt meg az esoviz. Eloszor a falun keresztul probaltunk eljutni a foutra, de hamar kiderult, hogy ez remenytelen, meg az volt a szerencse, hogy nem omlott be az auto utasterebe a viz.
Eclezionak sikerult valahogy visszanavigalnia az autot a kiindulasi pontra es egy kerulo uton sikerult feljutnunk az autopalyara. A palya tiszta volt, csak a zuhe miatt a latasi viszonyok csokkentek par meterre, de azert haladtunk, ha lassan is.
Meg Santos szeleben sem volt nagy problema, de amikor rafordultunk az utcankra kicsit megrandult mindkettonk gyomra, ugyanis latszott, hogy arra a vizallas igencsak magas, csak eppen azt nem tudtuk eldonteni mennyire. Par szaz meterre voltunk mar csak a haztol, ezert Eclezio tett egy probat, egyesbe tette a sebesseget es bogo motorral araszoltunk az uton hompolygo folyoban, imadkozva, hogy a legszuron keresztul ne jusson a motor egesterebe a viz. Eppen, hogy csak sikerult elerni a garazst, es egybol fel is mentunk a masodik szintre, mivel a foldszinti reszt eppugy elontotte a viz, mint az utcakat. Aram sem volt a garazsban, de legalabb a liftek mukodtek. (Caio az egesz napos szaladgalas es jatek utan joizuen aludt a hatso ulesen, igy o nem sokat erzekelt az utcai mizeriabol).
A hazunk elott van egy kanalis, az szinig megtelt vizzel es az utcaval megegyezo kepet mutatott, mintha ket folyo lett volna parhuzamosan egymas mellett.
Mi ezuttal szerencsesen megusztuk kulonosebb kar nelkul, de peldaul Dinhonak (Eclezio batyja) nem volt ekkora makja es az o autojaba beontott a viz amikor este probalt hazajutni.
Mivel vele telefonon tartottuk a kapcsolatot amig haza nem ert, ezert volt szerencsem vegignezni az Oscar galat is a teveben es szurkolni a Saul fianak. Mire Nemes Jelesek itteni ido szerint hajnali egykor atvettek a dijat, addigra Dinhonak is sikerult valahogy hazakeverednie, igy vegulis nyugodtan mehettunk aludni.
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Sunday late afternoon a tropical rainstorm caught us with torrential rain and winds which later caused flood in all over the city. Everything on ground floor level got under water within hours as the local sewer system couldn`t bear the quantity of the plunging rain.
I saw such storm in Brazil before, many years ago when we visited family here. It was pretty scary but at least now I knew what to expect: broken branches on the streets, electricity cut, flood all over the eye can see and cars and other vehicles got stuck in the water.
This time we could have avoided the storm though but we had to pick Caio from the grandparents` house so we left our place around 7pm. When we left the sky was clean however soon after dark clouds started to be formed and we heard thunders and lightings. Later it became clear that a big storm would come because the sky turned into dirty white colour and ocean to dark (or graphite) grey. The wind became much stronger too accompanied by violent gusts. We saw flood already when we arrived to the granny`s house so we were waiting there for some hours hoping that the storm would stop.
Well, the storm didn`t stop but we decided to leave as we didn`t plan to sleep over and everybody was tired of the hot and humid weather. We just wanted to be at home.
First, Eclezio tried to pass the nearby neighbourhoods but it was obvious that we couldn't get through because of the flood, so we had to go back to Santos on the motorway. In the heavy, loud rain and strong wind we barely saw the road so Eclezio could drive very slowly but at least we were on the way home. Fortunately Caio was sleeping on the back seats and didn`t notice anything from that misery outside.
We managed to reach Santos and was driving towards our building when we saw that there was flood in our street too but we didn`t know how deep the water was. We gave a try anyway. Eclezio put the car in first gear, pressed the accelerator and with roaring engine, but managed to reach the garage. He drove straight to the second floor as there was also flood on the ground floor level.
Later that night we learned that his brother was not such lucky as the water broke into his car while he was driving home and soaked everything.
We kept contact with him on phone while he was out and in order to pass time I was watching the Oscar ceremony on TV. I was cheering to a Hungarian movie, Son of Saul to win and by that time (around 1am) they were announced as the winner in their category, Dinho also managed to get home safe and sound.
Ezuttal akar ki is maradhattunk volna ebbol az idojarasi bulibol, de eppen azon a hetvegen Caio ismet a nagymamaeknal volt es vasarnap este mentunk erte. Mar amikor elhagytuk Santost elkapott minket az eso, es egybol latszott, hogy ebbol marha nagy vihar lesz. Az eg ugyanis ilyenkor nem sotet, hanem inkabb piszkosfeher, a tenger vize pedig grafitszurke. A szel is sokkal erosebb es viharos szellokesek kiserik a szakado esot, hogy az ember alig lat ki a szelvedo ablakan es meg ehhez jon a zapor auton kopogo fulsuketito zaja. Mivel egy ilyen vihar akar 7-8 oran keresztul is eltarthat, igy az intenziv esozes hamar aradashoz vezet mivel az itteni csatornarendszer sehol sem birja az ekora mennyisegben lezudulo esot.
Amikor este 7 korul megerkeztunk a nagymamaekhoz, par utcaban mar allt a viz, igy ugy dontottunk, hogy megvarjuk, hatha kicsit alabbhagy a vihar es csak kesobb indulunk vissza. Este 10 ora fele azonban megiscsak ugy dontottunk hogy hazaindulunk, mert nem terveztuk, hogy ott alszunk a mamaeknal es remeltuk, hogy az autopalyan nem allt meg az esoviz. Eloszor a falun keresztul probaltunk eljutni a foutra, de hamar kiderult, hogy ez remenytelen, meg az volt a szerencse, hogy nem omlott be az auto utasterebe a viz.
Eclezionak sikerult valahogy visszanavigalnia az autot a kiindulasi pontra es egy kerulo uton sikerult feljutnunk az autopalyara. A palya tiszta volt, csak a zuhe miatt a latasi viszonyok csokkentek par meterre, de azert haladtunk, ha lassan is.
Meg Santos szeleben sem volt nagy problema, de amikor rafordultunk az utcankra kicsit megrandult mindkettonk gyomra, ugyanis latszott, hogy arra a vizallas igencsak magas, csak eppen azt nem tudtuk eldonteni mennyire. Par szaz meterre voltunk mar csak a haztol, ezert Eclezio tett egy probat, egyesbe tette a sebesseget es bogo motorral araszoltunk az uton hompolygo folyoban, imadkozva, hogy a legszuron keresztul ne jusson a motor egesterebe a viz. Eppen, hogy csak sikerult elerni a garazst, es egybol fel is mentunk a masodik szintre, mivel a foldszinti reszt eppugy elontotte a viz, mint az utcakat. Aram sem volt a garazsban, de legalabb a liftek mukodtek. (Caio az egesz napos szaladgalas es jatek utan joizuen aludt a hatso ulesen, igy o nem sokat erzekelt az utcai mizeriabol).
A hazunk elott van egy kanalis, az szinig megtelt vizzel es az utcaval megegyezo kepet mutatott, mintha ket folyo lett volna parhuzamosan egymas mellett.
Mi ezuttal szerencsesen megusztuk kulonosebb kar nelkul, de peldaul Dinhonak (Eclezio batyja) nem volt ekkora makja es az o autojaba beontott a viz amikor este probalt hazajutni.
Mivel vele telefonon tartottuk a kapcsolatot amig haza nem ert, ezert volt szerencsem vegignezni az Oscar galat is a teveben es szurkolni a Saul fianak. Mire Nemes Jelesek itteni ido szerint hajnali egykor atvettek a dijat, addigra Dinhonak is sikerult valahogy hazakeverednie, igy vegulis nyugodtan mehettunk aludni.
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Sunday late afternoon a tropical rainstorm caught us with torrential rain and winds which later caused flood in all over the city. Everything on ground floor level got under water within hours as the local sewer system couldn`t bear the quantity of the plunging rain.
I saw such storm in Brazil before, many years ago when we visited family here. It was pretty scary but at least now I knew what to expect: broken branches on the streets, electricity cut, flood all over the eye can see and cars and other vehicles got stuck in the water.
This time we could have avoided the storm though but we had to pick Caio from the grandparents` house so we left our place around 7pm. When we left the sky was clean however soon after dark clouds started to be formed and we heard thunders and lightings. Later it became clear that a big storm would come because the sky turned into dirty white colour and ocean to dark (or graphite) grey. The wind became much stronger too accompanied by violent gusts. We saw flood already when we arrived to the granny`s house so we were waiting there for some hours hoping that the storm would stop.
Well, the storm didn`t stop but we decided to leave as we didn`t plan to sleep over and everybody was tired of the hot and humid weather. We just wanted to be at home.
First, Eclezio tried to pass the nearby neighbourhoods but it was obvious that we couldn't get through because of the flood, so we had to go back to Santos on the motorway. In the heavy, loud rain and strong wind we barely saw the road so Eclezio could drive very slowly but at least we were on the way home. Fortunately Caio was sleeping on the back seats and didn`t notice anything from that misery outside.
We managed to reach Santos and was driving towards our building when we saw that there was flood in our street too but we didn`t know how deep the water was. We gave a try anyway. Eclezio put the car in first gear, pressed the accelerator and with roaring engine, but managed to reach the garage. He drove straight to the second floor as there was also flood on the ground floor level.
Later that night we learned that his brother was not such lucky as the water broke into his car while he was driving home and soaked everything.
We kept contact with him on phone while he was out and in order to pass time I was watching the Oscar ceremony on TV. I was cheering to a Hungarian movie, Son of Saul to win and by that time (around 1am) they were announced as the winner in their category, Dinho also managed to get home safe and sound.
az utca / the street
az utca es a kanalis egy vizszintben /
the street and the channel in the same level of water
autok meruloben / cars under flood
a epuletunk bejarata / the entrance of our building
a garazs sem uszta meg szarazon / the garage got flooded as well
itt meg "csak" bokaig er a viz / here the water level reaches "only" the ankles
itt azert mar melyebb / here is much deeper
az ovarosban sem erdemes ilyenkor setalni /
this time it`s better to avoid the old part of Santos too
ez az utszakasz kozel esik a mi hazunkhoz / this strech of road is close to our building
foldszinti hazat nem biztos, hogy erdemes venni Santosban/
it doesn`t seem to be a good idea to move into a property on ground floor level
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