The death toll from the rains in Minas Gerais rises to 24.
Five more deaths were recorded this Tuesday.
Brazil Agency - The heavy rains that have been hitting Minas Gerais for weeks caused five more deaths throughout this Tuesday (11), raising to 24 the total number of deaths recorded in the state since the beginning of October, when the current rainy season began – which, this year, started a month earlier than usual.
The number of people who have already lost their lives released by the state Civil Defense does not include the ten deaths caused by the detachment of a block of rocks in Lake Furnas, in Capitólio (MG), last Saturday (8). The causes of this tragedy are still being investigated, but state authorities have already anticipated that part of the rock wall may have collapsed due to the action of the waters.
By 10 a.m. yesterday, the state Civil Defense had already counted 19 deaths (not counting the tragedy in Capitólio). Since then, two deaths have been recorded in the city of Perdigão; one in Contagem; one in Ouro Preto and one in Santana do Riacho, totaling 24 fatalities.
In Santana do Riacho, in the central region of the state, a 47-year-old man died after being struck by lightning while climbing with a group of friends in Serra do Cipó. In Ouro Preto, firefighters located the body of a man who had been buried since last Saturday (8), when two houses collapsed in the Santa Cruz neighborhood.
In Contagem, the victim, also a man, was hit by a wall that collapsed and fell on him in the Pedra Azul neighborhood. Finally, in Perdigão, the victims are two women, aged 55 and 79, whose car fell and sank into a stream near the Canjicas village.
Thirteen other cities in Minas Gerais have already registered deaths due to the rains or their consequences: Brumadinho (5); Caratinga (2); Dores de Guanhães (2); Belo Horizonte (1); Betim (1); Coronel Fabriciano (1); Engenheiro Caldas (1); Ervália (1); Montes Claros (1); Nova Serrana (1); Pescador (1); São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo (1) and Uberaba (1).
The list of cities in Minas Gerais that have declared a state of emergency has more than doubled in the last 24 hours, jumping from 145 to 341. In addition, since October 1, 2021, 24.610 displaced people have had to be accommodated in the homes of relatives, friends, neighbors, or in private lodgings. Another 3.992 people were left homeless, having to go to public shelters at some point.
According to Agência Brasil It was reported last Friday (7), with almost three months still to go before the end of the current rainy season in the state, the number of homeless people is already more than twice the total of 1.608 homeless people registered in Minas Gerais between November 2020 and March 2021.
According to the state Civil Defense, this Wednesday will still see heavy rains in the western and southern regions of Minas Gerais. In the central area, including the capital, the day will be cloudy, but with reduced rainfall compared to recent days. In the rest of the state, there will be sun between clouds with typical summer showers, preferably from the afternoon onwards.
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