& quot; The number of houses, streets and cities that are completely under water is really terrifying, '' said the Governor of Bahia.
In Brazil, the death toll has increased to 18 as a result of floods caused by heavy rains in the state of Bahia.
This is reported by AFP.
It is noted that on Sunday, December 26, rescuers confirmed the death of a 60-year-old man who drowned in a river in the south of the state. Another 286 people were injured since the start of the rains, the Bahia Civil Protection Office said.
Meanwhile, two people are reported missing. Another 35 thousand residents of the affected areas were forced to leave their homes. In general, the disaster affected more than 430.8 thousand people, and the situation is only getting worse.
So, on Sunday, the number of municipalities in which an emergency was declared increased to 72. It is known that 58 of them are due to floods are in crisis.
“This is a huge tragedy,” Governor Rui Costa said after examining the affected areas from the plane. water is really terrifying. “
