Rescue teams are searching for about 30 people missing from a landslide in Paraná
Heavy rainfall has ravaged several regions of Brazil for days. The storm has already led to two deaths in the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of the country, and more than 4,000 displaced people in Bahia, in the northeast, where at least nine municipalities are in emergency, according to authorities.
Torrential rain triggered a landslide on a highway in the mountainous region of Paraná, killing at least two and injuring six. In this area, the rescue teams continue to find the missing. The authorities reckon with ‘thirty or fifty potential victims’. Rescue work yesterday entered a phase described as “sensitive” due to the risk of “new landslides” at the site of the incident. Six people have been found alive so far.
Firefighters are working around the clock clearing soil in search of possible victims trapped in vehicles buried under mud. It is not known how many cars there are, although at least ten more are believed to be buried. The emergency services have already managed to clear one of the directions of the highway, which connects Paraná and Santa Catarina, and hope to move to the other side of the road in the coming hours, if the weather conditions are favorable.
Santa Catarina Governor Carlos Moisés declared a state of emergency in the state, stressing the need to provide humanitarian aid. “This moment is delicate and requires everyone’s attention and care, especially on roads and places where there is a risk of landslides and flooding,” he said, after advising citizens not to travel in bad weather.
Source: La Verdad
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