Torrential rains that have hit the northern coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, since last Saturday night, at least 36 deaths, 228 people displaced and 338 homeless.
According to the last balance, 35 people died in Sao Sebastiao, 31 in Barra do Sahy, two in Juquehy, one in Camburi and the other in Boicucanga. Among the dead is a child under the age of 7 who died as a result of a landslide in Ubatuba.
Tarcísio de Freitas, Governor of Sao Paulo and also Minister of Infrastructure during the Bolsonaro Administration, general disaster situation For Ubatuba cities; Sao Sebastian; Inspirational; Caraguatuba and Bertioga are in the area on the north coast of Sao Paulo.
According to local media reports, rainfall in towns on the north coast of Sao Paulo surpassed the average estimate for the entire February in just the last 24 hours. In the case of Sao Sebastiao, precipitation volume was 627mm, with an average of 303mm, more than double what was expected for the entire month.
Waldez Góes, Minister of Integration and Regional Development, in an interview with Brazilian media ‘GloboNews’, warned that the death toll could rise possibly under the rubble with the victims.
Sao Paulo governor asks army for help Reach firefighters and paramedics a complex task due to the blockade of roads in areas where most landslides occur.
“The damage is huge, huge. We will work through the night and now the priority is to save the people trapped under the rubble.. In testimonies collected by ‘O Globo’, the mayor of Sao Sebastiao, Felipe Augusto, said, “Houses of every kind, most modest, but also middle and upper class, have collapsed.”
President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaannounced that he will visit Sao Paulo tomorrow He tweeted to “continue his efforts to confront this tragedy.”
In response, Lula held a meeting with the head of Cohesion and Regional Development, as well as the governor of Sao Paulo and the mayor of Sao Sebastiao. Help those affected by the rain.
“We will unite all levels of government, and with the solidarity of society, help the wounded, seek the lost, repair roads, Electrical connections and telecommunications in the region,” President Lula concluded.