Storm in RS: death toll rises to 31 | Rio Grande do Sul

See images of the destruction of rain in recent days in Rio Grande do Sul

Went up to 31 the number of victims as a result of the storms that have hit Rio Grande do Sul since Monday (29). Civil Defense records 29 deaths. The other deaths were confirmed by city halls, the Fire Department, Military Police and local bodies.

Civil Defense states that there is 60 missing It is 36 injured. The body totals approximately 14.8 thousand people away from homebeing 4,645 people in shelters It is 10,242 displaced. In all, 154 of the 496 municipalities in RS registered some type of problemaffecting 71.3 thousand people.

Deaths confirmed by Civil Defense: 29

• Cinnamon (2)
• Candelaria (1)
• Caxias do Sul (1)
• Bento Gonçalves (1)
• Boa Vista do Sul (2)
• Paverama (2)
• Pantano Grande (1)
• Putinga (1)
• Lawn (4)
• Itaara (1)
• Enchanted (1)
• Salvador do Sul (2)
• Serafina Corrêa (2)
• Secret (1)
• Santa Maria (2)
• Santa Cruz do Sul (2)
• São João do Polêsine (1)
• Silveira Martins (1)
• Vera Cruz (1)

The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) maintains a red alert over part of RS until 3pm this Thursday. The weather forecast indicates heavy rainswith hail fall, intense winds It is electrical discharges.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) traveled to Rio Grande do Sul this Thursday. Lula and the federal government delegation disembarked at the Santa Maria air base at around 10:40 am. Lula met with the governor, the mayor of Santa Maria and other local leaders.

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