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44 people died after a storm in São Paulo

44 people died after a storm in São Paulo

The Government indicated: “The search and salvage operations continue uninterrupted in the region“. Landslides caused by rainfall they created rivers of mud, stones and trees that destroyed precarious houses built on the slopes.

They also reported more than 1,730 people evicted, and another 766 homeless throughout the state of São Paulo. At a local hospital served 23 people (including five children), and six of them are still in serious condition.

In the center of San Sebastián the authorities They organized a collective wake in a tent for the victims of the storm.

President Lula da Silva yesterday flew over the area that suffered the disaster and pointed against improvised urbanism in Brazil, where 9.5 million people live in areas at risk from landslides or floodsaccording to official figures.

At the moment, there are routes that are still blocked due to landslides and some tourists were evacuated by boatwhile intense helicopter traffic going to and from the most affected areas continued.

Source: Ambito

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