landslides And floods that hit the southeast Brazil a week ago, and something claimed the lives of at least 65 people, according to the latest official death toll released by the authorities last Sunday evening.

“So far, we have confirmed 65 deaths,” Sao Paulo state authorities said, adding that “17 women, 21 men and 19 children” have been identified at this stage.

At the end of last week, Sao Sebastian, a seaside resort 200 kilometers from Sao Paulo, received more than 680 mm of rain in 24 hours, double the average monthly rainfall and the most rainfall ever recorded anywhere in the country. to the competent authorities.

After the body of the 65th victim was found on Sunday afternoon, rescuers completed their search in the Vila Say area of ​​San Sebastian, the area that was hit the hardest, according to Globo News TV, citing sources close to the political defense.

Climate change has caused a catastrophe

The São Paulo government did not respond when the AFP tried to contact it to see if investigations were ongoing elsewhere.

More than 2,400 residents were left homeless.

São Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas admitted last Thursday that the SMS notification system for residents could not have prevented the tragedy. He promised that sirens would be installed in high-risk areas and new housing would be built for the homeless.

The destruction, the abundance of this nature, which the largest state of Latin America has experienced in recent years, is associated by experts with the consequences of climate change and uncontrolled urbanization.

9.5 million Brazilians live in areas prone to landslides or floods, many of them in favelas, slums that lack basic infrastructure such as sewerage, the National Disaster Warning and Monitoring Center (Centro Nacional de Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters, TSEMADEN).

^{Source: APE-MEB, AFP.}