BRASILIA, 14 fatalities due to heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (southeast) has now reached 506. The Institute of Legal Medicine has identified a total of 470 corpses. The city of Freiburg brings together the largest number of victims identified: 225. Teresópolis are just two less, while this figure falls Petrópolis at 39.In Sumidouro already has name to 19 bodies. The Civil Police is having problems sending the list of names. Carioca government data set that more than 5,000 families who have lost their homes in the Mountain Region: 2,500 and 3,000 Teresópolis equally divided between Petrópolis and Teresópolis, reports the newspaper 'O Globo' The Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, already in the area to examine firsthand the situation on the ground.
His Government had made available to the municipalities most affected a batch of 780 million reais (about 350 million euros). The lieutenant governor and secretary of Works of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Peza, predicted on Thursday morning that the death toll in the mountainous area could increase substantially over Thursday.
"We are concerned because it has turned to rain, there are other isolated cities. Bom Jardim is isolated because they have fallen three bridges (...) We are taking machinery to remove debris in various parts of the city, "said Peza, do not hesitate to describe the situation as" bleak. "
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