In an interview with CNN on Thursday night (9), 34-year-old dental surgeon Giovane de Carli reported the challenges he faced during the six days he was isolated on the second floor of his house in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. South, due to the floods that are ravaging the state.
During the island period, he and his cat had access to food, water, candles and other essential supplies. Carli and some neighbors stored rainwater in buckets and used fruit from a nearby orange tree. They also collected gas cylinders floating in neighboring houses to be able to cook.
“We had food, we had water, we had candles, we had it on the street next to my house, which was a second-floor house to which I went, I took my kitten along, so that we could save what we I could,” he recalled.
According to Carli, water began to invade her home at around 4am on Friday (3). As a resident of a region considered the highest in the municipality, he had never experienced a flood of this size before.
Without internet or communication, Carli kept in touch with her mother in Porto Alegre through three phrases: “let her know, her son Giovane is alive, well and has food”.
Rescue and concerns
During the days of isolation, Carli and her neighbors saw helicopters, boats and rescue teams. Although they wanted to be removed, there was concern about leaving their homes unprotected against looting and robbery.
“There is looting in houses at dawn, because no one is going to do a rescue at dawn with a boat without an engine, without making noise, with a flashlight, breaking into houses, breaking things with no one inside, shooting, killing the dog because it is barking. ”, he reported.
The day before the rescue, Carli and her neighbors signaled the word “SOS” on rooftops and set objects on fire to produce black smoke in an attempt to attract the attention of rescuers. The next day, a boat removed them from the flooded area.
Despite being rescued, Carli lost most of his belongings and his house was invaded after he left.
Impact of floods
The heavy rains that hit Rio Grande do Sul since the beginning of June caused historic floods, leaving a trail of destruction in several cities. To date, almost 1.7 million people have been affected by the extreme weather phenomenon in the state and at least 107 have lost their lives.
Source: CNN Brasil
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