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Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 13:14 UTC
The Governors of the Brazilian States of Pernambuco and Alagoas issued separate emergency decrees during the weekend due to heavy rains affecting 12 and 29 cities respectively
Pernambuco Governor Raquel Lyra decreed a situation of emergency in 12 cities in Zona da Mata
heavy rains have affected 2,862 people from 756 families
447 people from 656 families are displaced and 101 families are homeless
The emergency is established in the municipalities of São Benedito do Sul
Thirteen points of landslides were registered in these cities - four in Catende
it took into account the preservation of the welfare of the population and the socioeconomic activities of the affected regions and the fact that the inhabitants of the affected municipalities still do not have satisfactory conditions to overcome the damage and losses caused
The government also announced the availability of emergency funding to municipalities in distress and calamity
including those caused by heavy rains recorded in the metropolitan region of Recife and the areas of Mata and Agreste in recent days
Governor Paulo Dantas Saturday declared a situation of emergency in 29 municipalities
The municipalities reached by the decree are Atalaia
Over 22,000 people have been affected statewide
2,756 people were left homeless and 19,273 people have been displaced
2,862 people have been affected by the rains in the state
of which 447 are homeless and 101 are displaced
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