The Brazilian Navy will send Latin America’s largest warship to the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, hit by the worst flooding in its history, to help those affected by the disaster. The NAM multi-mission airlift ship is in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday and will depart tomorrow, Wednesday, for Rio Grande do Sul.
In addition to air assets such as helicopters, which are in short supply to rescue stranded people, the ship will bring eight medium and large vessels to Rio Grande do Sul to strengthen the rescue of victims of what is already the biggest climate tragedy. largest state in southern Brazil. It is also equipped with two mobile water purification plants capable of producing 20 thousand liters of drinking water per hour, which is very important at a time when water supply is suspended or rationed in most cities of the state due to problems caused by floods. lack of electricity.
The LTO will bring 200 soldiers and 40 vehicles to reinforce rescue teams on the ground, as well as several teams of Navy doctors and nurses to treat casualties outside and inside the ship itself, which can also function as a field hospital. On Tuesday, Rio Grande do Sul’s civil protection service updated the total number of people killed due to bad weather since last week to 90, with another 137 missing and almost 150,000 homeless.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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