“We will continue the search. We are trying identify areas where there are missing personsFreitas added.
The catastrophe began after more than 680 millimeters of rain fell in San Sebastián, a beach 200 kilometers from San Pablo. It was about the largest uninterrupted rainfall accumulation in the history of Brazil as specified by the State.
a neighbor who identified how Marcio saw the bodies of his parents being dug up from the rubblewhose house they lived in for 30 years was washed away by the avalanche: “They were always together and that’s how they found them“, he explained to the AFP agency.
Some families living in risk areas They did not want to leave their homes for fear of being robbedreported the government, which announced a reinforcement of security to prevent looting.
The mudslides they blocked roads and left entire neighborhoods isolated. As fire crews managed to clear the tracks, the government of São Paulo encouraged tourists who had traveled for the carnival to leave the region while the good weather lasts.
President Lula da Silva flew over the disaster area on Monday, and warned about the danger of improvised urbanism. In Brazil, 9.5 million people live in areas at risk from landslides or floodsaccording to official figures.
New rains in Brazil: how intense will they be?
New rains are forecast throughout the week in the region, although less intense, between 20 and 50 mm per dayaccording to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). This alert also applied to the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Ambito
