The number of deaths from the passage of a non-tropical hurricane in southern Brazil rises to 1 28Official sources reported this Wednesday that six new victims were reported by authorities in the last hours.
6 dead bodies found rock saltsa municipality of the province Rio Grande do Sul, According to Civil Defense
This province, on the border of Argentina and Uruguay, was the hardest hit by the hurricane, with 27 deaths and nearly 20 deaths. 5,000 evacuees, according to the authorities.
The other death occurred in the neighboring state. Saint Catherine, One person died when a tree fell on his vehicle.
According to the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite Rescue efforts will now focus on the Pardo River Valley and the possibility that new victims may be found cannot be ruled out.
“We grieve for every life lost and are working to enable all kinds of rescues in the affected areas. Thousands of people have already been rescued. For our teams,” he said on social media.
About 60 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul were damaged by strong winds and winds. lots of precipitation Entire communities are isolated as a result of floods and rising rivers.
According to Civil Defense, 15 out of 21 dead Incident reported in Rio Grande do Sul mudIt was seen that the rains had flooded a large part of the municipality and many residents had to take shelter on the roofs of their houses.
this is the room non-tropical cyclone hit Rio Grande do Sul since last June.
That month, the passage of another hurricane killed 16 people and killed some. 15,000 evacuees. In July this event was repeated; one person was killed, twenty injured, and nearly a million people were left without electricity. The third passed in August with no major damage reported.