The Ministry of Health is sending today (20) kits with medicines and other supplies to the northern coast of São Paulo, an area heavily affected by the rains this weekend. The support kits contain 25 types of medication and 13 different supplies for populations in emergency situations.
According to the Ministry of Health, the kits serve around 4,500 people for a month.
By means of a note, the ministry informed that it will provide all the necessary support to reinforce the structure of the Unified Health System (SUS) in the areas affected by the rains.
Public calamity
The Ministry of Integration and Regional Development recognized the state of public calamity in the municipality of São Sebastião (SP). The city on the coast of São Paulo was hit by storms that exceeded 600 millimeters in less than eight hours. At least 36 people died.
The persistent rains caused roadblocks, the collapse of barriers, floods, landslides, landslides and affected the water and energy supply. A child died in the municipality of Ubatuba, also on the coast of São Paulo.
The state government counts 970 homeless and 747 homeless on the north coast.
