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RIO DE JAERO: At least 11 people have died and 20 are missing after a tornado hit southern Brazil, local authorities said Saturday.
According to the state branch Protection and civil defence11 people died from the effects of the hurricane,” the government Big river State do Sul, which borders Argentina and Uruguay, said in a statement.
18 people are still missing Kara and two in Three forks,” He Said.
A total of 2,330 people’s homes were damaged, and 602 people were evacuated from vulnerable areas due to the passage of the cyclone between Thursday and Friday.
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul Eduardo Litt They visited the hardest hit areas by helicopter on Saturday with government and rescue officials.
In Kara, one of the hardest hit towns, the governor visited a community center used to house hundreds of people whose homes were damaged by the storm.
“The situation in Kara is of great concern to us,” the governor said in the statement. “It is essential that we be able, in an integrated way, to quickly map the main affected areas and identify people who need support.”
Light said the official firefighters had rescued about 2,400 people in the past two days.
“Our main goal at this moment is to protect and save human lives. Rescuing isolated people, locating missing persons and supporting families,” Leite said.
Brazil has been hit by a string of deadly weather disasters in recent years, which experts say have been exacerbated by climate change.
At least 65 people died in February when heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in the southeastern state of Sao Paulo.
According to the state branch Protection and civil defence11 people died from the effects of the hurricane,” the government Big river State do Sul, which borders Argentina and Uruguay, said in a statement.
18 people are still missing Kara and two in Three forks,” He Said.
A total of 2,330 people’s homes were damaged, and 602 people were evacuated from vulnerable areas due to the passage of the cyclone between Thursday and Friday.
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul Eduardo Litt They visited the hardest hit areas by helicopter on Saturday with government and rescue officials.
In Kara, one of the hardest hit towns, the governor visited a community center used to house hundreds of people whose homes were damaged by the storm.
“The situation in Kara is of great concern to us,” the governor said in the statement. “It is essential that we be able, in an integrated way, to quickly map the main affected areas and identify people who need support.”
Light said the official firefighters had rescued about 2,400 people in the past two days.
“Our main goal at this moment is to protect and save human lives. Rescuing isolated people, locating missing persons and supporting families,” Leite said.
Brazil has been hit by a string of deadly weather disasters in recent years, which experts say have been exacerbated by climate change.
At least 65 people died in February when heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in the southeastern state of Sao Paulo.
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