The death toll from landslides and flooding on the Atlantic coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo has risen to 36, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported. After the deaths were made public, Sao Sebastiao declared a state of public calamity on Sunday.
By 11pm this Sunday (19), over 200 people had been displaced and 300 homeless. Roads were also blocked. The city was one of the hardest hit, with neighborhoods isolated and road access cut off. The town hall estimates that even more victims are in more distant municipalities.
Meteorologists say it was the most intense storm recorded in the country’s history in a short period of time and not related to tropical cyclones, Folha de S. Paulo reported. According to the state government, some localities received more than 600 mm of rain in less than 24 hours. This corresponds to 600 liters of water per square meter in the given period.
The Mogi-Bertioga highway, which serves the Baixada Santista region, was closed and the Rio-Santos highway was blocked. The water supply was also interrupted.
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