The Brazilian authorities have reported that it has increased to 36 the balance of fatalities due to the passage of an extratropical cyclone in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which has announced that it will declare a state of public calamity.

Most of the victims have registered in the municipality of Muçum with 14 deathsfollowed by Roca Sales with nine, Lajeado with three, Estrela, Ibirairas and Cruzeiro do Sul with two each, and Mato Castelhano, Passo Fundo, Encantado and Santa Tereza with one each, according to what the Agencia news agency has published. Brazil.

The intensity of the storm was so great that it caused tragic scenes such as that of a sheep hanging from an electrical wire.

In addition, some images have also been shared on social networks where you can see some pigs seeking refuge on the roofs of houses to escape the water. Some images that record the destruction it has left behind the Cyclon.

According to the latest data provided by the authorities, the storms have affected more than 56,000 peopleleaving some 2,300 homeless and another 3,500 displaced.

Besides, 1,777 people have been rescuedwhile rescue teams continue to search for nine people.

At least 79 municipalities have been affected, although only Santa Tereza and Nova Roma do Sul have declared a state of emergency, which serves as a prior step to request humanitarian and financial aid to help the victims of a phenomenon originating from a system low pressure that caused heavy rainfall on Monday.

Both the Minister of Integration and Regional Development, Waldez Góes, and the Minister of the Secretariat of Social Communication of Brazil, Paulo Pimenta, have assured during a visit to Rio Grande do Sul that there will be no shortage of resources to assist victims.

In June, Rio Grande do Sul already suffered the scourge of another cyclone that left 16 dead. “It has not been an easy year,” acknowledged the governor, Eduardo Leite, who also wanted to praise the strength of the population and called to “be united to overcome this adversity.”