The dying toll from floods attributable to heavy rains in southern Brazil rose to a minimum of 78, native authorities stated Sunday, whereas one other 115,000 residents have been pressured to flee their houses and 105 are nonetheless lacking. President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Rio Grande do Sul state yesterday morning, together with a number of members of his authorities, to debate search and rescue operations and reconstruction.
The state is a “conflict zone,” “it is a conflict situation and we are going to want post-war measures,” stated the governor of the affected state, Eduardo Leite. even swimming, they proceed the race in opposition to time to avoid wasting survivors. The variety of lacking folks rose from 70 the day earlier than yesterday to 105 yesterday, based on Civil Safety, which added that it’s conducting an investigation to find out if 4 different deaths have been associated to the wave dangerous climate.
Practically two-thirds of the state's practically 500 cities have been hit by floods and landslides, and a few communities have been utterly inundated. Components of the street community and bridges have been destroyed, whereas on the identical time a small hydroelectric dam within the state partially collapsed.
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