Bolsonaro flies over rain-affected areas in Bahia

The president Jair Bolsonaro flew over the regions affected by the rain and Bahia. There are 25 cities that are in an emergency situation by a state decree. The federal government has recognized the state of emergency in 17 municipalities in Bahia.

The objective is to carry out an assessment of the damage caused by storms with the intention of drawing up a support plan for the reconstruction of these cities.

Bolsonaro will hold a press conference at the airport in Porto Seguro, Bahia.

The Special Secretariat for Social Communication (Secom) informed via Twitter that more R$5.8 million were provided by the federal government in support of municipalities hit by heavy rains in Bahia.

Another BRL 5.8 million were made available by the @govbr in support of municipalities hit by heavy rains in Bahia. THE @mdregional_br it has already signed the release of funds for Eunápolis, Itamaraju, Jucuruçu, Ibicuí, Ruy Barbosa, Maragogipe and Itaberaba. pic.twitter.com/kQkzBZMCNE

— SecomVc (@secomvc) December 12, 2021

The Ministry of Regional Development has already signed the release of funds for Eunápolis, Itamaraju, Jucuruçu, Ibicuí, Ruy Barbosa, Maragogipe and Itaberaba.

Situation of affected cities

According to the Fire Department, the affected municipalities in the extreme south are: Eunápolis, Guaratinga, Itabela, Itamaraju, Itanhém, Jucuruçú, Medeiros Neto, Mucuri, Prado, Porto Seguro, Santa Cruz Cabrália, Teixeira de Freitas and Vereda.

In the south of the state, the cities of Mascote, Itacaré, Itabuna, Ilhéus, Canavieiras, Camacan and Belmonte were affected.

The flood of water brought down bridges and damaged houses. It is now the fifth day of the task force to try to ease the damage and help families.

Some areas are isolated because they are isolated and can only be visited by helicopter.

In the municipality of Itamaraju, three people died in the same house. An uncle and two nephews were buried.

In the city alone, 500 families are homeless. The Civil Defense Secretariat must update the casualty numbers.

The forecast is that the volume of rain will decrease at the beginning of this week.

Donations

All barracks in the state and some bases in shopping malls are receiving supplies such as medicines, food, personal hygiene products for people in these municipalities.

A task force made up of 120 military personnel from the air group and firefighters, the infrastructure department are working to reroute the blocked highways.