New Delhi: Heavy rains have caused havoc in the southeastern coastal areas of Brazil. 24 people have died in floods and landslides due to rain. Relief and rescue work is going on in the flood affected area. According to local officials, heavy rains have caused severe flooding and landslides in coastal areas of southeastern Brazil. Due to which around 2 dozen people died and hundreds of people became homeless.
A rescue operation has been carried out in the flood-hit area of the southeastern coastal region. Rescue workers are searching for people trapped in floods and landslides across the region. Places that have lost contact with other places are being restored.
Due to natural calamities like floods and landslides, roads and many areas are disconnected. So many big agencies including rescue workers have repaired the broken roads along with cleaning the roads. However, many roads are still closed. This has stranded countless tourists traveling to participate in Brazil’s Carnival celebrations. The government of Sao Paulo state, Brazil’s richest state, confirmed 24 deaths and 566 homeless after more than 600 millimeters (23.62 inches) of rain fell in the coastal region.
Chance of heavy rain
However, the weather forecast says that heavy rain will continue in the coastal area of São Paulo. Because of this, the challenge to the rescuers will increase and the death toll is expected to increase. Brazil’s federal government mobilized several ministries to help flood victims, restore infrastructure, and begin reconstruction. While the state of Sao Paulo has declared a state of disaster for 6 cities for 180 days. Experts are calling it an unprecedented extreme weather event.
The President of Brazil will visit the affected areas
According to reports, operations at Santos, Latin America’s largest port, were affected on Saturday amid winds of more than 55 kilometers per minute (34.18 mph) and waves over one meter high. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on his social media account that he would visit the main affected areas on Monday.