BRASILIA, 17 The death toll from torrential rains in recent weeks about the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, has risen to 633, said Monday the State Department of Health and Civil Defense. In this context, the governor of Rio, Sergio Cabral, has declared a state of emergency in seven cities.The most affected city Nova Friburgo with 287 deaths, followed by Teresópolis with 271. A fall distance of 56 and Sumidouro Petrópolis, whose mayor, Joar Corguinha, corrected the death toll provided a few hours ago to raise it to 19. Moreover, in total there are 7,780 and 6,050 evacuees whose homes have been totally demolished, according to the latest report released by Civil Defense.
However, these figures could rise as rescue teams work to rescue the residents of the northern part of the risk of occurrence of new landslides. Thus, the governor urged residents of mountainous areas to leave their homes, since weather services are predicting more rain for the next few days due to a cold front which is positioned on the coast.
However, the storm could send for the forthcoming Sunday. In this context, Cabral has declared a state of emergency in seven cities in Rio de Janeiro - Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Sumidouro, Bom Jardim, Sao Jose do Vale do Rio Preto and Areal - in order to expedite emergency care .
The measure will run 180 consecutive retroactively since 12 January. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense has approved the sending of 500 soldiers, 11 helicopters, 50 vehicles, four bulldozers, two hospitals and several generators to Rio de Janeiro. The troops will be responsible for transferring aid to remote areas, remove debris and enable traffic lanes.
For his part, President, Dilma Rousseff, has declared three days of national mourning, starting from Monday that Cabral has expanded to seven statewide, according to the newspaper O Globo.
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