The fires in São Paulo in Brazil have caused the death of two people and put 30 cities on high alert. This Saturday, Civil Defense asked for public collaboration to prevent the appearance of new outbreaks.
In light of this alarming situation, the São Paulo government has set up a crisis office to coordinate actions between different public bodies with the aim of extinguishing the “intense” fires that covered the sky of the capital of São Paulo with smoke on Friday.
Fires in Sao Paulo
According to the Civil Defense, 30 cities are on high alert due to active outbreaks of fires, which has forced the total or partial closure of several roads in the region. Two workers from a factory in the municipality of Urupês died on Friday while fighting the flames, the government of São Paulo reported.
Two factory workers in the municipality of Urupês died on Friday while fighting the flames, the São Paulo government said.
The truck they were travelling in had an accident in a grassy area, which caused a fuel leak and a fire that caused their deaths.
The drought and intense heat of recent days in São Paulo, Brazil’s richest and most populous state with about 45 million inhabitants, have worsened the situation, according to regional Civil Defense spokesman Maxwell Souza.
“We are working to control the situation and ensure people’s safety,” said the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, on his social networks.
However, São Paulo authorities are confident that the drop in temperatures and the rains expected this weekend in some areas of the state will help improve the situation.
However, São Paulo authorities are confident that the drop in temperatures and the rains expected this weekend in some areas of the state will help improve the situation.
(With information from EFE)
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2024-08-28 15:28:09
