The family was found hugging each other amid the rubble of a house in Roca Sales, in Rio Grande do Sul, a Brazilian state that has been hit hard by floods in recent weeks.
The incident happened last week. Mother, son, daughter-in-law and daughter, who is only 13 years old, became the fatal victims of the tragedy. The father of the family also died, but he was in another room.
“They hugged each other, it was the only thing they could do. The five of them were very close. It was a big tragedy, we were not prepared for it. We never know when the last goodbye will be. We need to prioritize. your family feels good,” said one of my acquaintances Fantastic.
Rio Grande do Sul is facing one of the greatest climate tragedies in history. The death toll from the floods this Monday was updated to 147, and the number of homeless people in the Brazilian state has already exceeded 500 thousand. Floods have affected about 90% of the territory, and of the 497 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, 446 have already been affected by floods.
This means that more than two million residents of these areas were affected in some way by the tragedy, losing their homes, losing family and friends, losing their jobs, or being left without basic government services such as hospitals and schools, or without water supplies. and electricity.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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