RIO DE JANEIRO, 21 Brazilian authorities have risen to 764 Friday to official figures of people killed by floods in recent days in the state of Rio de Janeiro, where the death toll could rise in the coming hours, the extent that about 400 people remain missing. The State Public Prosecutor has indicated that nearly half of the missing have been reported in the town of Teresopolis, where he seeks to 195 people.In Nova Friburgo, also in the Mountainous Region of Rio de Janeiro, seeks to clarify the whereabouts of 134 people. For its part, the Secretary of Health and State Civil Defense has reported that the highest number of fatalities has been recorded in Nova Friburgo, with at least 365 deaths.
Teresópolis have died at least 308 people, while in Petrópolis and Sumidouro the death toll is 65 and 21, respectively, according to Agencia Brasil. Given the magnitude of the tragedy, the authorities in Rio de Janeiro have decided to install a total of 60 teams to alert against possible risks of flooding or landslides due to heavy rains.
The first of these sirens have been installed on Friday morning in the favela of Borel, in the Tijuca neighborhood of Rio. Over the next week, the local government plans to install six to ten teams, and that the process be completed in about two months. The mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, stressed that "it is important that people aware that, once activated the siren, they must leave the area." "Sometimes it can happen that will be activated and no slippage.
Let's hope so," he added, quoted by O Globo. For people to "get used" to the alarm system, authorities perform various drills and distributed leaflets with instructions for action in case of imminent risk.
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