The Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) will send a helicopter to assist those affected by the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilwhich suffers the devastating effects of The boy and it already has more than 50 dead people.
Through the American Air Force Cooperation System (Sicofa), Uruguay responded to the request for help from the northern country that faces serious climatic events in the state bordering the national territory. Within this framework, the FAU will send a helicopter this Saturday to collaborate in relief and rescue tasks.
“The helicopter Bell 212 of the Air Squadron No. 5 (Helicopters), with specialized crew, have been made available to contribute to rescue efforts in the flood-affected region,” the Air Force said.
For its part, the aid was also announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE)and stated that the sending of the helicopter and the crew is carried out “after the exchange with the government of that State and the respective foreign ministries.”
The situation in Brazil
Deaths caused by severe flooding in southern Brazil There are already a total of 57, while 56 of them took place in Rio Grande do Sul, the State most affected by the intense rains. In St. CatarinaMeanwhile, another death was recorded.
Added to this figure is a total of 67 missing people and tens of thousands of evicted people, of which 8,296 are in public shelters and 24,666 in the homes of relatives and friends in Rio Grande do Sul.
More than 8,000 people, some of them taking refuge on the roofs of their homes, had to be rescued by helicopter or boat in what is considered by authorities to be the worst natural disaster in the history of the region. The FAU will collaborate with this type of task by sending the helicopter and the specialized crew.
The rains still do not let up and the National Institute of Meteorology issued a red alert on Friday due to the probability of major flooding in the upper riverbed region Uruguay, on the border with the Argentine province of Misiones.
Rain volumes greater than 60 millimeters are expected until noon on Saturday and may reach a maximum of 100 millimeters in some parts of the valley. Uruguay, which also sets off local alarms due to the effects that possible flooding of rivers and water courses may have.
Source: Ambito
