BRASILIA, 18 Rio authorities have decided to evacuate more than 1,400 residents of 18 villages of Nova Friburgo, whose homes are located in an area classified as highest risk by the high probability of occurrence of new landslides due to Torrential rains have fallen last week on the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil."We have prepared an action technical reports showing that they are areas of risk and according to federal, state and municipal, should never have been built there," said the promotions coordinator for state collective care, Vinicius Lela Cavalheiro, the while indicating that neighbors who refuse to leave their homes will be evicted by court order.
"With the law in their hands should tear down the entire city because no building is allowed on the slopes, but since it is established is to assess what should be corrected to prevent further tragedies," the official added. The evacuation will begin in the High Forest area, controlled by drug gangs, so that the authorities are predicting a hard work in this area as it will have to reconcile the rescue with safety.
It is estimated that there will be necessary to leave some 266 people. All evacuees will be moved to temporary shelters to be installed in the safe areas of the city. While those whose homes have been completely destroyed, they must remain there longer, until they provide a new home. The state secretary of Social Action and Human Rights, Rodrigo Neves, announced the completion of a register in which are recorded, about 6,000 people, according to official figures, have lost their homes because of the storm.
All of them receive assistance of 500 reais (about 223 euros) per month for a year, newspaper 'O Globo'.
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