Last Sunday, in the middle of the carnival weekend, Brazil suffered a terrible storm that left about 36 dead and 40 missingtherefore the president Lula Da Silva met with the Bolsonaro governor of San Pablo, Tarcisio de Freitasto discuss emergency measures.
After flying over the area, through his Twitter account, Lula stated: “The common good of the people is much more important than any disagreement we may have. We are together to face the situation and help the population.”
In addition, in dialogue with the media, he pointed out that “we should not build houses in a place that could be the scene of other rains, where other people could die in a landslide.” It should be noted that according to the National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), a total of 9.5 million people live in areas at risk from landslides or floods.
For his part, the governor decreed the “state of calamity” in some of the states of the province and released 1.5 million dollars for rescue efforts. Also decreed three days of mourning and in his Twitter account, he stated that “we will continue working and we will not rest until all the displaced people are safe.”
So far, beyond the number of dead and missing, there are about 1,730 people evacuated and more than 600 lifeguards, soldiers and police are deployed in the rescue work.
