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Brazil death toll floods to at least 91, with dozens dead

By Tomas S. Mercer
May 30, 2022
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Authorities in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco said on Monday that 91 deaths were confirmed following flooding over the weekend, and more than two dozen people are still reported disappeared.

Hundreds of state and federal rescue workers were searching for 26 people who are currently missing, according to the official statement.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro flew over the affected area of ​​Pernambuco’s capital, Recife, and Jaboatao dos Guararapes on Monday. Speaking to reporters afterwards, he said landing in the helicopter was not possible due to wet ground.

He also noted that the country has recently experienced similar disasters in the mountains above Rio de Janeiro, in the south of the state of Bahia and in the state of Minas Gerais.

“Unfortunately, these disasters are happening in a country the size of a continent,” he said. “We are all obviously sad. We express our sympathy to the family members. Our greatest objective is to comfort the families and also, with material means, to take care of the population.

The government is preparing to make funds available to municipalities that have declared a state of emergency, Daniel Ferreira, Minister of Regional Development, said at the press conference. He also highlighted a new line of credit available for cities affected by such disasters.

Experts say climate change is contributing to more intense rainfall, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has ranked the Recife metropolitan area as one of the most vulnerable cities in the world. The low-lying metropolitan area is located in the delta of three rivers, features floodplains and a network of dozens of canals, and is home to some 4 million people.

In March, Recife became the first city in Latin America to sign up to participate in a program aimed at create insurance against climate disasters created by a network of local and regional governments and funded by the German development bank KfW.

The state’s Civil Defense Authority said in a statement that the flooding displaced 5,000 people from their homes and heightened its alert of the still high risk of landslides. The rain continued, although with less intensity.

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