Torrential rains in Sao Paulo leave at least 18 people dead
January 31, 2022, 8:25 am

Torrential rains in Sao Paulo leave at least 18 people dead

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The Arab News reported, according ot the AFP, Brazilian authorities said that torrential rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state between Friday and Sunday left at least 18 people dead.

The Sao Paulo state government said, citing the Civil Defense body: “Since last Friday, the turmoil caused by the bad weather caused 18 deaths, including seven children and left around 500 people without homes or displaced."

After flying over affected areas, governor Joao Doria announced he was releasing 15 million reales ($2.7 million) to help the 10 most affected cities and 645 municipalities in Brazil’s most populous state — home to 46 million people.

Doria expressed “solidarity” with the families of the 18 victims.

Local press said that of the victims, 11 died on Sunday after landslides buried several homes in cities in the interior of the state.

The Civil Defense said there were also “nine injured and five missing.”

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A police station, a viaduct and homes in Franco da Rocha municipality were flooded.

In Embu das Artes a landslide killed a woman and her two children aged four and 21.

Heavy rains were reported in the city of Sao Paulo — home to 12 million people — but without major incidents.

The Civil Defense said “there has been flooding, fallen trees, fallen walls, landslides throughout the state due to the rains.”

Death toll from flooding in northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia rises

The report noted that Brazil has been badly affected by several major weather-related disasters since the rainy season began in October.

In the northern Bahia state, 24 people died and another 19 in southeastern Minas Gerais state, where thousands have been displaced.

Source: arabnews

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