To the Waterfalls of Iguaçu, in Foz do Iguaçu, in the west of the state of Paraná, have been banned since this Wednesday, October 12.
Considered the largest set of waterfalls in the world and one of the Seven Wonders of Nature, they were closed after a new record in the recorded water flow, which reached 13.7 million liters.
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As a result of this increase in water volume, the walkways and lookouts near the falls were closed on the Brazilian side and also on the Argentinean side.
The expectation is that the flow will increase even more, according to the Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), which monitors the water flow in the region, due to the heavy rains in the state, especially in the west and southwest regions of Paraná.
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Copel also informed that the flow considered normal is 1.5 million liters per second, but the large volume of rainfall in the basin of the Iguaçu River, which rises in Curitiba and flows through the state in an east/west direction, would be among the causes.
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The reservoirs of the six hydroelectric plants installed along the Iguaçu River also have water storage close to their maximum capacity.
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This is the second highest flow of falls recorded since the beginning of the measurement made by the energy company. In June of this year, the flow had reached 10.4 million liters per second.
The worst dry period at the waterfalls happened in May 1978, according to Copel, when the flow was 114,000 liters of water per second.
The Iguazu Falls
There are 275 falls cataloged by the Iguaçu National Park, which gives Cataratas the title of largest set of waterfalls in the world.
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Regarding the waterfalls, 80% of them are on the Argentine side of the park, and the remaining 20% are on the Brazilian side.
By Erica Caetano
Journalist
