Rain stops in Teresópolis and the city begins to recover.
According to Civil Defense, 195 homeless people are housed in five support centers set up by the municipal administration; ten schools are still without classes; the sports gymnasium is receiving donations for the victims.
247 with Agência Brasil - It stopped raining on Monday night in Teresópolis, in the mountainous region of Rio. Last Friday (6), a storm killed five people in the municipality, left 24 injured and destroyed 25 houses in the neighborhoods of Pimentel, Rosário, Santa Cecília and Bom Retiro. The Municipal Civil Defense closed 370 houses in risk areas.
The rain this Monday afternoon (9) did not bring major problems to the city, according to Civil Defense. There are 195 people housed in five support points: Ciep Sebastião Mello, in Rosário, shelters 80 people; a Catholic church, in the Pimentel neighborhood, 22 people; a school in Vargem Grande, in the rural area, four people; Escola Municipal Cedal, in the São Pedro neighborhood, 59 people; a Catholic church, in the Santa Cecília neighborhood, 30 people.
The Teresópolis city hall has set up a donation collection point at the Pedrão sports gymnasium in the city center. 500 mattresses, 400 blankets, and 300 sheets have already been delivered to families affected by last week's storm. The city hall is requesting donations of sleeping mats, bedding, cleaning and personal hygiene supplies, salt, sugar, pasta, biscuits, and vegetables to assemble more aid kits. The government is also registering volunteers to help assemble basic food baskets.
The Municipal Education Department reported that ten municipal schools were flooded by the storm and that two are housing families affected by the heavy rain. Parents and relatives should contact the department to find out which schools will be receiving students this week.
Rodent control
The São Pedro neighborhood is undergoing a cleaning and rodent control process this Tuesday morning (10). The service is carried out by teams from the Departments of Public Works and Services, Parks and Gardens and Health, with the support of the state government and the city hall of Rio. The Zoonosis Center is monitoring the operation and providing guidance on diseases that can occur as a result of floods.
Service:
Teresópolis Department of Education - (21) 3643-1826