Historical tragedy and lack of infrastructure projects caused havoc in Petrópolis, says Rio governor.
"Combining a historical tragedy with a real deficit caused all this damage," stated the governor of Rio, Cláudio Castro.
247 - The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro (PL), stated this Wednesday (16) that the combination of the biggest storm since 1932, when records began to be kept, with a deficit of works, caused the damage in the city of Petrópolis, where more than 90 people died as a result of the storm. The heavy rains began on Tuesday (15).
"What we need to understand is that there is a historical debt stemming from other tragedies that have occurred," said the head of the Rio de Janeiro state government at a press conference in the municipality, located in the mountainous region of the state. "It was the heaviest rainfall since 1932. Combining a historical tragedy with a real existing deficit caused all this damage. Let this serve as a lesson so that this time we act differently," he added.
In six hours on Tuesday (15), 260 millimeters of rain were recorded. Municipal authorities registered 189 landslides and 229 incidents. More than 370 people were left homeless or displaced.
A homeless person is someone who is in a public shelter after losing their home. A displaced person has left their home but is not in a shelter; they are staying in someone else's home.
The National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, issued a warning this Wednesday regarding... high probability of new landslides in the mountainous region of Rio.
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