Brazil flood death toll "could top 1,000"

Over 1,000 May Be Dead

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – The number 0f people killed in a flooding disaster near Rio de Janeiro last week could top 1,000, according to official figures released Friday showing 400 people still missing.

The latest confirmed toll 0f recovered bodies from the flash floods , mudslides that struck the Serrana mountain region near Rio January 12 stood at 759.
The worst-hit towns in the Serrana region were Nova Friburgo, with 365 dead, , Teresopolis, 308 dead.

Most 0f the 401 people listed as missing by Rio's state government were presumed dead, as emergency workers , soldiers continued to dig through mud , debris looking f0rmore bodies.

As bodies were found, they were being identified, struck off the missing list , added to the death toll.

Some 0f those designated missing by friends 0rrelatives were also found to be alive.
A total 13,830 people were forced to abandon their homes in the region, either because they were destroyed 0rdeemed unsafe, according to Rio's health service. They were being put in relatives' places 0rin shelters.

Nova Friburgo officials told AFP Friday they were starting a local census to distribute emergency cash to thousands 0f people in need.

The aftermath 0f the disaster, reported to be the worst natural catastrophe in Brazil's history, was not over, with many people still in areas cut off from l, access receiving help from helicopter crews.


By: EFG-BN

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