2023-09-11 01:36:25
The authorities of Brazil They reported this Sunday that they promoted 47 dead for him extratropical cyclone which punished nearly a hundred cities in the Rio Grande do Sul region since last Monday. Meanwhile, the number of injured is now 924. And there are still missing.
The number of people whose whereabouts are still unknown is officially 46, and there are more than 340,000 affected because of the storm.
The latest report released by the Civil Defense of Río Grande do Sul, a state bordering Argentina and Uruguay and the one most affected by the floods, also increased from 88 to 93 the number of cities affected by the meteorological phenomenon.
In the last hours, despite the fact that the number of missing people remained at 46, three bodies were found of people who were not on the lists and five new affected cities were added, adding another 700 injured, according to the EFE agency.
As a consequence, the number of injured jumped from 224 to 924, while the number of victims doubled.
“This draws our attention because phenomena like this have occurred in many different places on our planet“commented the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during his speech this Sunday at the G20 Summit in India.
Mucum, in Rio Grande do Sul, one of the towns most affected by the tornado in southern Brazil. Xinhua Photo
The most delicate situation continues to be in Muçumwhere 15 deaths were reported and firefighters They search for 30 of the 46 missing people.
Eight missing people are wanted in the city of Lajeado and another eight in Arroio do Meio. The three municipalities were affected by the rise of the Taquari River.
The majority of deaths, 46, occurred in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, and The other fatality was registered in the neighboring state of Santa Catarinaalso bordering Argentina.
The latest balance indicates that the cyclone affected 340,918 people, of whom 25,284 had to temporarily or permanently leave their homes due to flooding.
The cyclone left some cities under water and the floods caused landslides and destroyed bridges, roads and other infrastructure, as well as extensive crops.
With Lula in India, the Government announced aid for the victims and those affected
The vice president, Geraldo Alckmin, who is acting as President due to Lula’s trip to India, visited the affected regions this Sunday and announced the release of resources for 741 million reais (about 148.2 million dollars).
Part of these resources, Alckmin explained, will be allocated to each affected person -800 reais (about 160 dollars)-, and each affected farming family -4,600 reais (about 920 dollars)-.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, together with Lula da Silva, in an official meeting within the framework of the G20. AFP Photo
The Brazilian Government sent to the affected areas a contingent of 900 peoplebetween first responders, health professionals and social workers.
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