Hundreds of houses are flooded! Crazy flood in Barretos , Brazil.

The Civil Defense of Barretos surveys the damage caused by the storm that hit the city of Barretos on Thursday afternoon. At least five people were left homeless and are already being assisted by social assistance. They were taken to a hotel and to the homes of family members. “There were 130 millimeters of rain in one hour and caused all this damage. Trouble because the streams did not support so much water and overflowed and invaded the houses“, said the Secretary of Civil Defense of Barretos, Elson dos Santos. The Fire Department will resume on Friday morning the search for the 77-year-old woman who disappeared after falling in a flood. According to the corporation, the woman was last seen by witnesses near the intersection of 20th Street and 37th Avenue. There are no reports of other injured or missing. The Regional Coordinator of Civil Defense, Rodrigo Quintino, says that the regions of Barretos, Ribeirão and Franca continue with heavy rain alerts until next Saturday (8). He reiterates the importance of
Back to Top