President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday toured a resort region turned disaster zone where torrential rains killed at least 36 people just as carnival celebrations were held in Brazil, where dozens remained missing.
SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil –
“We heard this terrifying noise of trees falling and glass breaking. The water swept right through the bathroom window — it just exploded,” Vanesa Cristina Caetano told AFP in the beachside neighborhood of Juquehy, in Sao Sebastiao. “I’m so disoriented I don’t even know what to do. I lost everything,” said Patricia da Silva, a 31-year-old domestic worker.
An estimated 9.5 million of Brazil’s 215 million people live in areas at high risk of flooding or landslides — often impoverished favelas. “Around 40 people have still not been located,” Sao Paulo rescue department official Michelle Cesar told CNN Brasil. Authorities said record rains had dumped 600 millimeters of water on Sao Sebastiao in 24 hours, more than double the usual amount for the entire month of February.
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