The number of people who died as a result of the heavy rains that hit the metropolitan region of Recife since the last Mondayon the 23rd, it reached 33. Of this total, 28 died in landslides that occurred between dawn and this morning. Saturday (28).
only of the night yesterday until 11 am today it rained the equivalent of 236 millimeters in some regions of the capital, more than 70% of the forecast throughout the month of May. The information is from the municipal Civil Defense.
Two men, aged 18 and 47, were victims of landslides registered in the towns of Córrego do Jenipapo and Sítio dos Pintos, which are in the north and west of Recife, respectively.
Another landslide, in the Ibura neighborhood, in the south of the city, left 20 dead, including six children, in addition to dozens of injured, according to preliminary information from the region’s Emergency Care Unit (UPA), which is managed by a social organization. .
In an interview with state radio, the mayor of Camaragibe, Nadegi Queiroz, confirmed the death of three people in the municipality, which is neighboring Recife. Five more deaths had already been confirmed, since MondayFriday (23), in the cities of Olinda and Jaboatão dos Guararapes.
In Jaboatão, a 41-year-old man was dragged by the current while trying to save a horse that was on a flooded street in the Muribeca neighborhood.
All deaths were confirmed by the Fire Department, Civil Defense or city halls. The number, however, could rise as rescue efforts continue amid the rain.
In a note, the government of Pernambuco reported that the Codecipe Operations Center received from the municipalities the registration of at least 516 homeless people and 249 homeless.
great danger
The forecast is that it will continue to rain heavily from today to tomorrow in the states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte, with rainfall that can reach up to 100 mm. The alert for landslides and flooding in the region is of Great Danger, the maximum level.
