the dead rise to 152 and the disappeared to 165 in Petrópolis

the dead rise to 152 and the disappeared to 165 in Petrópolis

The Legal Medical Institute (MIL) has received the bodies 89 women and 55 men, to which must be added 27 are minorschildren and adolescents.

Search tasks have been reinforced with new crews of firefighters from other Brazilian stateswhich also have 36 sniffer dogs to find the missing victims, as reported by Agencia Brasil.

“It is exciting to see the mobilization of the other states in sending teams to Rio de Janeiro to help us with the searches in Petrópolis. Thank you very much to the governors,” said Claudio Castro, governor of Rio de Janeiro.

The authorities already have cataloged the rains as “the worst recorded in a century”and have been concerned about the possibility of new landslides, since the weather forecast predicts more rain this weekend, as explained by Agencia Brasil.

Likewise, there is concern about the transmission of diseases, for which the Brazilian Department of Health has recommended that citizens who have had contact with the flood water or who have had skin injuries, to be aware of possible symptoms. .

Source: Ambito

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