Heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul: 163 cities affected.
The Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul reported that the number of municipalities affected by the rain throughout the state has reached 163; of this total, 135 have declared a state of emergency due to flash floods, inundations, and waterlogging; two are in a state of public calamity; according to the bulletin, 1.139 people are homeless and 13.272 are displaced.
Paula Laboissière - Reporter for Agência Brasil
The Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul reported today (11) that the number of municipalities affected by the rain throughout the state has reached 163. Of this total, 135 have declared a state of emergency due to flash floods, floods and inundations. Two are in a state of public calamity.
According to the bulletin, 1.139 people are homeless and 13.272 are displaced. So far, the storms in the region have caused the death of two people: José Lindomar da Silva, in the municipality of Jacutinga, and Eracildo Luiz Assmann, in Arroio do Tigre. Paula Thon, 23 years old, remains missing in Arroio do Tigre, where firefighters are conducting searches.
The expectation – based on the weather forecast for the next five days and the report from the Department of Water Resources of Rio Grande do Sul – is that the level of the Uruguay River in the region of São Borja, Itaqui and Uruguaiana will gradually decrease.