Brazil: the number of victims after storms rises to 32

At least 32 people have died and another 60 remain missing as a result of the two storms that have been hitting the entire state of Rio Grande do Sul (southern Brazil) since this Monday, whose capital, Porto Alegre, did not suffer a similar situation. since 1941. Unlike the storm that fell on the state in 2023, when the rains were concentrated in just a few areas, this time they have affected the entire territory, overflowing rivers, canals and reservoirs, reports the G1 portal.

This is the “biggest disaster” that the region has had to face, said this week the state governor, Eduardo Leite, who has recognized that his Government does not have the necessary capabilities to reach all the affected areas. “It’s like a war,” he said.

The central government has recognized the state of calamity decreed by local authorities, so it will be able to have access to a greater source of resources with a view to providing those affected with humanitarian assistance, as well as for the reconstruction of infrastructure and other essential services.

Civil Defense has also reported about thirty injured people, as well as more than 14,800 people who have had to leave their homes. Likewise, at least 154 municipalities of the 496 that make up Río Grande del Sur have been affected in some way by the storm, affecting 71,300 people.

In the Porto-Alegrense municipality of Guaíba, located on the banks of the homonymous river, we must go back to 1941 to remember a catastrophe situation like the one they are currently suffering, where the water level has already exceeded three meters and it is expected that by end of the week reach five.

The central region of Porto Alegre is protected by a system of dikes and floodgates built after those heavy rains that fell eight decades ago, however, several cities, such as Barra del Ribeiro, Eldorado del Sur and Guaíba, will be affected. due to the expected floods. Fuente: Europa Press

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