Two women, mother and daughter, drowned When they drifted this Friday afternoon Water from the storm that hit the state of Sao PauloAccording to the newspaper ‘Folha de Sao Paulo’ in southeastern Brazil. Civil Defense sources cited by the same media stated that the victims, aged 70 and 35, who were mothers and daughters in the city of Limeira, were swept away by the current when they got out of their vehicles to prevent the flow of water. I would drag him from going in.
These two deaths were added to the deaths of four people who lost their lives in Sao Paulo state last week. 12 more people died in neighboring Rio de Janeiro state due to heavy rains.
This Wednesday, the Rio Secretariat for Social Development and Human Rights reported: More than 9,000 people had to be evacuated300 people lost their homes. A total of 15,000 people were affected by these rains.
This Friday, the city of Sao Paulo was put on alert for floods due to rain for the third consecutive day, and more heavy rains are predicted in the two states for the next few days.
“With the forecast that large volumes will accumulate over the weekend, especially on Saturday the 20th, Civil Defense recommends that increased attention be paid to the most sensitive urban areas. Due to waterlogging of the soil, there will be a risk of landslides, landslides, floods, floods and electrocution and events related to strong winds,” the government agency warned.