2024-05-05 23:50:00
The flood situation in the southern states of Brazil has not improved. Recently, the death toll rose to 75, while hundreds more are missing. Until there are fears that the number of victims will increase even more.
Foreign news agencies reported that Number of deaths due to heavy rains Until severe flooding occurred in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The death toll rose to at least 75 bodies on Sunday, May 5, 2024, as local authorities revealed that tens of thousands of people had to be evacuated to escape the disaster.
President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on Sunday. With almost all the members of his cabinet. Discuss disaster assistance and recovery with local authorities.
The number of deaths might still increase. The Rio Grande do Sul state civil protection office said the number of missing people rose from 70 to at least 103 on Sunday. And they’re investigating it. Is the death of the other six victims linked to the rainstorm?
The extreme weather conditions facing Brazil are the result of a rare combination of three weather conditions: unusually high temperatures, high humidity and strong winds.
More than two-thirds of the 497 towns in Rio Grande do Sul state have been affected by flooding in recent days as of Sunday morning. It also rained in Porto Alegre, the state capital. Including other regions of Rio Grande do Sul, the number of people forced to flee natural disasters increased to more than 88,000.
The floods led to the destruction of many roads and bridges. While the rain caused landslides in many places. and caused the partial collapse of the dam of a small hydroelectric plant near the town of Bento Gonsalves. until a flash flood occurred There were 30 deaths.
Officials also warned that a second dam at Bento Gonsalves is also at risk of collapse. Because the water level has increased a lot.
In Porto Alegre, Lake Cueva overflowed with more than 2 meters of water, the highest ever recorded. causing the water to overflow and flood many areas and make the international airport of this city Had to announce the indefinite suspension of all flights since Friday.
Eduardo Lete, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, told reporters Saturday evening that the state needs a recovery plan from the damage caused by the storm and its followingmath.
in Canoas Near Porto Alegre, Julio Manichesque, 76, received help from a team of volunteers. After being on the roof of his own house since Friday. Mr Manicheske said that in all the 52 years he had lived in this house he had never seen such a huge flood before.
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