The storms that devastated the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Alagoas, and Pernambuco, between December of last year and May of this year resulted in 405 deaths in six months.
Petrópolis, in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, recorded the most victims.
Currently, there are 910 federal emergency or calamity decrees due to heavy rains, flash floods, inundations, floods, and landslides.
In Pernambuco, the epicenter of the storms recorded at the end of May, 14 municipalities recognized an emergency this Monday (30). The state already has 91 victims, according to a balance sheet released by the state government on Monday (30). In all, there are 26 missing.
In February this year, the city of Petrópolis, in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, recorded 234 deaths after flooding, flash floods, and landslides caused by the rains.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon