China News Agency, Sao Paulo, March 3 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) The Brazilian Civil Defense Department of Sao Paulo State reported on the 3rd local time that the state has suffered heavy rain in the past two days, causing floods and landslides. As of 17:00 on the 3rd, heavy rains have caused 15 deaths and 33 missing.
According to the Sao Paulo State Civil Defence Department, from the evening of the 2nd to the morning of the 3rd, the São Paulo State experienced heavy rains and heavy rains. In the past 12 hours, nine cities in the state of Guaruja, Baixada Santista, Santos and Sao Vicente have received more than 100 millimeters of rainfall. Among them, Guaruja has a rainfall of 300 mm and Santos has a rainfall of 222 mm.
Heavy rain caused floods and landslides in many parts of the state of São Paulo. Streets were flooded in some places, residential houses collapsed, and traffic was paralyzed. As of 17:00 on the 3rd, heavy rains have caused 15 deaths and 33 missing. Of these, 11 people died in Guaruja, including two firefighters, and more than 20 were missing. Santos and San Vicente each died and many were missing. In addition, more than 200 people are homeless across the state.
After the disaster, the local civil defense and fire protection department immediately organized personnel to go to the disaster area to help them, search for the missing persons, distribute food and medicine to the victims, and properly resettle the homeless.
According to Brazilian media reports, the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was also hit by heavy rain recently, killing five people. (Finish)