Bahia has 220 thousand people affected by heavy rains
The heavy rains that hit Bahia have already left at least 10 people dead in the state. According to the latest balance released by the state Civil Defense in the early afternoon of this Monday (13), in the most affected regions about 15,199 people are homeless and 6,371 are abandoned. The affected population reaches more than 220 thousand people.
Last week's storms have overflowed rivers, houses have been flooded, and with roads and bridges destroyed, some cities are isolated and incommunicado. The governor of Bahia, Rui Costa (PT), declared an emergency situation in at least 51 municipalities. The federal government has so far recognized a state of emergency in 24 municipalities in Bahia.
According to the Fire Department, the most affected municipalities in the extreme south are: Eunápolis, Guaratinga, Itabela, Itanhém, Mucuri, Porto Seguro, Santa Cruz Cabrália, Teixeira de Freitas and Vereda, in addition to Jucuruçú, Medeiros Neto, Prado, Itamaraju , these last four also concentrate together the largest number of homeless 3,956. In the south of the state, the cities of Mascote, Itacaré, Itabuna, Ilhéus, Canavieiras, Camacan and Belmonte were affected.
Although the rain has decreased significantly and in many places the waters are decreasing, the task force mobilized by the state government to assist the population in the extreme south with teams from the Military Fire Department of Bahia, Air Group of the Military Police and Civil Defense from the state continue to act.
More than 1,500 food baskets, in addition to clothing, water and items for personal use have already been distributed by groups of military firefighters in the cities of Porto Seguro and Eunápolis. Donations were collected by the population and delivered with the help of agents.
Recovery
As of today, the government of Bahia begins planning for the recovery of the affected cities. “We are going to start recovering and rebuilding many homes that were lost. Let's start this reconstruction in a more suitable place, higher, out of reach of river waters. This Monday, we are going to have a big meeting with the secretariats and mayors to decide on new actions”, said Governor Rui Costa.
Yesterday (12), President Jair Bolsonaro flew over the affected regions accompanied by Ministers of Citizenship, João Roma; of Regional Development, Rogério Marinho; the Institutional Security Office, General Augusto Heleno; and from Health, Marcelo Queiroga.
In all, the Ministry of Regional Development (MDR) announced the release of R$ 5.8 million for the municipalities of Eunápolis, Itamaraju, Jucuruçu, Ibicuí, Ruy Barbosa, Maragogipe and Itaberaba.
The federal government also authorized the use of army troops to rescue and relocate people displaced by floods and floods. An Ordinance of the Ministry of Regional Development, with the release of R$ 1.2 million for use in emergency actions in Eunápolis, is already published in today's edition of the Diário Oficial da União (DOU).
According to the MDR, the expectation is that the other releases will come out even today as an extra edition of the DOU.
Text translated using artificial intelligence.
