After heavy rain triggered Floods and landslides in Northeast Brazil, the authorities in On Monday, the state of Pernambuco said 91 deaths had been confirmed, many of them people Still missing.
hundreds of State and federal rescue workers were searching for 26 people currently Missing foraccording to official statement.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday flew over affected area of The capital of Pernambuco, Recife, and neighboring Japuato dos Guarapes. Speaking to reporters afterwards, he said the landing in It was not the helicopter possible Because of the drenched soil.
he is also He pointed out that the country has recently witnessed similar disasters in mountains above Rio de Janeiro, in Southern Bahia and in State of Minas Gerais.
“Unfortunately, these disasters happen in A country the size of a continent. “Obviously we are all sad. We express our sympathy to family Individuals. Our biggest goal is the comfort of families and also with material means to attend population. “
The government he is moving to earn money available For the municipalities that declared the state of Emergency, Daniel Ferreira minister of Regional development said at the press conference. he is also Highlight new line of credit available To cities affected by such disasters.
Experts say climate change is contributing to more Heavy rain, Ia on Climate change class Recife metropolis region as such one of The world’s most vulnerable cities. low metro region he is set in the delta of three rivers, features floodplains and a network of dozens of channels and is home for about 4 million people.
In March, Recife became the first Latin American city to me sign on for to share in a program So it will create insurance against Climate disasters created by a network of Local and regional governments with German funding development bank KfW.
civil state defense power said in Statement that the floods caused the displacement of 5,000 people people from others homesand its alert status is still high risk of landslides; The rain continued, though with lower intensity.
