In view of the heavy rains that hit Bahia, governors of 15 states and the Federal District announced that they will send aid to Bahian municipalities that are suffering from the consequences of the floods. State governments will mobilize teams specialized in rescue operations and materials to assist in the rescue of victims.
The federative units that have already confirmed their help in the rescue campaign are: Roraima, Rio de Janeiro, Pará, Sergipe, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Ceará, São Paulo, Piauí, Maranhão, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Alagoas, Goiás and the Federal District.
In addition, this Tuesday (28), President Jair Bolsonaro published a provisional measure (MP) allowing the federal government to open an extraordinary credit of R$ 200 million for the reconstruction of states and highways affected by the rains. The Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Freitas, told CNN that R$ 80 million of the amount will be destined for Bahia.
The acting governor of São Paulo, Rodrigo garcia (PSDB), disclosed that it authorized the sending of a task force to assist the victims. “In all, 36 professionals from the Fire Department and the Military Police Aviation Command will travel to Ilhéus to work in an integrated operation with other security forces,” he said.
Through Twitter, the governor of Piauí, Wellington Days (PT), lamented the situation in Bahia and said that his government is “helping with teams and equipment”. Flavio Dino (PSB), governor of Maranhão, stated that the state’s Fire Department is “mobilizing itself to send a team to Bahia, in order to help support work for those affected by the heavy rains”.
The governor Renato Casagrande (PSB), from Espírito Santo, announced that it will support the rescues “with vehicles, vessels and specialized personnel from the Fire Department and Civil Defense”. The governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana (PT) stated that the state will send firefighters and vehicles to assist in supporting the victims and that it provided an aircraft “in case of need”.
the governor of Paraíba, João Azevêdo (Cidadania), published on his social networks and guaranteed that his state is sending to Bahia “a team with 20 firefighters, divers, rescue equipment and materials”. Paulo Chamber (PSB), Governor of Pernambuco, made the help announcement via Twitter: “I have made available to Governor Rui Costa the Military Fire Department of Pernambuco and the Air Tactical Group”.
In a note, the government of large northern river reported that on Sunday (26) rescue and rescue teams were sent to Bahia. The governor of Sergipe, Belivaldo Chagas (PSD), informed that the government sent a team made up of firefighters and police to support the actions in Bahia, from the Air Group of the Military Police of Bahia (Graer) in Ilhéus, one of the municipalities most affected by the rains.
Governor Cláudio Castro (PL), from Rio de Janeiro, said that he spoke with Bahia Governor Rui Costa (PT) and that the state will provide a helicopter, 40 firefighters and 20 boats. Helder Barbalho (MDB), governor of Pará, said he spoke with the government of Bahia and made himself available to help.
The government of Alagoas said it provided a helicopter and a plane to help rescue and transport supplies. The government of Roraima said that “it is available and awaits new definitions from the commanders of the Fire Departments to adopt some type of measure”.
Ronaldo Caiado (DEM), governor of Goiás, stated that he determined to send “teams specializing in disaster rescue and scuba diving.” The government of the Federal District confirmed the sending of teams in two trucks, four pickups and four boats.
In addition to the aforementioned states, the governor of Bahia, Rui Costa (PT), stated on Twitter that he also received support from the head of the Executive in Minas Gerais, Romeo Zema (New).
Reference: CNN Brasil
