The mayor of Roca Sales, Amilton Fontana (MDB), classified the city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul as “practically destroyed” and stated that around 15 people were trapped in the municipality.
The city located in Vale do Taquari is one of the most affected by the storms. In an official city hall publication, Fontana asks for help in assisting victims.
“Roca Sales is experiencing chaos. Roca Sales was practically destroyed again. Of the floods, this was the one that most destroyed the municipality. We can't go anywhere. We have to go by boat. The situation is very delicate, very difficult. We have great difficulty accessing the interior. […] We have around 15 people buried inside, I don't know if it's 15 or 16 people buried inside. This information was passed on by neighbors,” he said.
The mayor of Roca Sales also said that a crisis office is being set up in the city to serve the population. Firstly, Fontana reinforces the need for water, food and the provision of air support.
According to the mayor, the difficulty of access and the flood of the Taquari River make it difficult to rescue victims.
Projections
The Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul issued alerts for Guaíba to reach the 5 meter mark. The state's main rivers, which have flooded in recent days, causing damage to inland cities, reach the lake. The map below prepared by Civil Defense shows the areas that must be reached with the 5 meter mark .
Balance in the state
The Government of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed, in the early evening of this Friday (3), which are 39 deaths due to the heavy rains that have hit the state so far. Security forces are looking for another 68 missing people .
According to data from the RS Civil Defense, 265 municipalities were affected by the rain, more than half of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. More than 350,000 people were affected by the rain.
*published by Pedro Zanatta.
Source: CNN Brasil
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