According to meteorologists, the storm was caused by the collision of a block of humidity from the Amazon with a subtropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean.
At least 5,800 people were forced to leave their homes of the nearly 100,000 affected by the heavy rains that have hit northeast Brazil since last Monday and have already forced fifty cities to declare themselves in an emergency situation.
According to the bulletin released this Sunday by the Civil Defense of the state of Bahia, In addition to 3,744 evicted, the storms have so far left five dead and 48 injured in that jurisdiction.
The Civil Defense of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais counts one victim and about 1,900 evicted.
The authorities of both states admit that the figures may be higher because rescuers have not been able to reach some regions isolated by flooding in both Bahia and Minas Gerais, where roads and bridges were destroyed and rivers overflowed.
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The damage caused by the storms was observed this Sunday by both the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and the governor of the state of Bahia, Rui Costa, two political rivals who flew over the affected regions on different flights, while the victims complained the lack of help and coordination from the authorities.
The federal government of Brazil announced the sending of aid to the 18 municipalities of the state of Bahia and the 30 of the state of Minas Gerais that declared themselves in a state of emergency, but the government of Bahia clarified that the number of cities that need support only in its jurisdiction it already reaches 31.
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Bolsonaro announced on Saturday the mobilization of the Armed Forces, the creation of a task force made up of five ministries to attend to those affected by the rains and the release of extraordinary resources to help the victims.
According to meteorologists, the atypical and out-of-season storm that caused major flooding in the region was caused by the collision of a moisture block from the Amazon with a subtropical cyclone originating in the Atlantic Ocean.
The most affected cities are Jucuruçu and Itamaraju, located in the south of the state of Bahia and “practically under water,” as admitted by Costa.
“Our priority is to rescue people who remain in risk areas, but, unfortunately, weather conditions limit our actions,” said the governor. (I)
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