Rain displaces 13,800 people in 53 municipalities in Bahia

Bahia was the state most affected by the rains this Tuesday (6). According to the state government’s most recent balance sheet, 13,806 people are homeless and 552 are homeless in 53 municipalities, of which 31 are in an emergency situation. Yesterday (5), a 71-year-old man died in Itapicuru, in the south of the state, when trying to cross a stream. The victim was carried away by the current. According to the state government, the floods directly or indirectly affected 78,365 people. Two more states have alerts activated. In Espírito Santo, the Civil Defense issued warnings of moderate risk of landslides in seven municipalities: Cariacica, Fundão, Viana, Ibiraçu, João Neiva, Aracruz and Rio Bananal. In Paraná, the municipalities of Araucária, Balsa Nova (both in the metropolitan region of Curitiba), Contenda and Mandirituba are on red alert for rain. Six more regions of the state are on yellow alert: two to the north; two to the south; one close to the coast; and another on the coast, which includes Paranaguá and Guaratuba, where a landslide on the BR 376 highway killed two people last week. In Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, the rains took a break this Tuesday, but the two states are dealing with the consequences of the floods. In Rio, the most serious situation remains in Macaé, on the north coast, where the city hall serves 160 homeless people, but tonight no municipality has active alerts for rain. In Santa Catarina, the day was marked by the alternation between low intensity rains and moments of sunshine. No municipality had alerts or meteorological warnings. A meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Regional Development and 34 municipalities affected by the rains since last week was held. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss measures to accelerate the transfer of federal aid to municipalities. In São Paulo, the Civil Defense is monitoring flood risks in three parts of the state tonight. The alerts include the capital and the metropolitan region, the regions of Itapeva and Itaberá and Araçatuba, Guararapes and Birigui.

Agência Brasil