The executive director of the Federal Highway Police (PRF), Alberto Raposo, told CNN that “displacement can hinder humanitarian aid” in Rio Grande do Sul, advising people who are not directly involved with mobility and rescue actions to avoid the region’s highways.
The agency monitors the state's roads, which have around 50 closed points, ensuring that cargo with humanitarian services reaches its destination, avoiding shortages and making it possible to unlock the sites.
In free locations, the estimated traffic jam time reaches seven hours, making these priority measures difficult, he explained.
He states that “there cannot be a lack of fuel for the aircraft, there cannot be a lack of fuel for the police vehicles and the agencies that are supporting them, there cannot be a lack of food for the people”.
According to the executive director of the PRF, alternative routes are being used to carry out relief actions, allowing other vehicles in flooded areas to also remain safe.
Raposo reiterates the responsibility of the authorities for normality to be restored again, including in the fight against fake news, which has hampered activities.
“We often have to concentrate efforts to combat false information at a time when we need to save lives and rescue people,” he said.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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