The governor of hard-hit Rio Grande do Sul state said after a fly-over that he saw 'entire cities that were completely compromised.'
washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing almost 40 people and leaving 2,300 homeless, authorities were quoted as saying Wednesday. More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by the storm, which has been Rio Grande do Sul state's deadliest, Gov. Eduardo Leite said.
Residents Silvana Primel and Jose Gabriel pick up objects amid the ruins of their home after an extratropical cyclone struck, in Mucum, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, September 6, 2023.Videos shot by rescue teams Tuesday and published by the online news site G1 had shown some families on the top of their houses pleading for help as rivers overflowed their banks. Some areas were entirely cut off after wide avenues turned into fast-moving rivers.
"The water arrived very fast, it was rising two meters an hour," Mucum resident Marcos Antonio Gomes said, standing on top of a pile of debris."We have nothing left. Not even clothes." Gomes, a 55-year-old businessman, said it was the fourth time in 15 years that his house was damaged by floods. He said this one was the worst so far, and he expects more flooding in the future.Many of the victims died from electrical shock or were trapped in vehicles, online news site G1 reported. One woman died as she was swept away during a rescue attempt.
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