Heavy Rains Kill 64 In
Brazil's Sao Paulo
BRASILIA - Heavy rains have claimed 64 lives
in Brazil's southeastern state of Sao Paulo,
the country's Civil Defense said on
Wednesday.
A 45-year-old woman was the latest victim
who was carried off by surface runoff.
Tuesday was the second rainiest day of
January in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil's
second largest, with 37 mm of rain,
according to the Center for Emergency
Management (CGE). And January is the wettest
month in the last 15 years, with 420.4 mm of
rain.
Sabesp, a water supply company in the state
of Sao Paulo , reported that water
reservoirs are almost full, and two
reservoirs may overflow if heavy rains
continue.
"Sabesp has already informed the Civil
Defense to take steps if there are families
around the dam," Helio Luiz Castro, a water
production superintendent, said.
Castro added the metropolitan region of Sao
Paulo, which is home to about 20 million
people, had suffered from a lack of water
resources and the current excessive rainfall
is a guarantee of water supply for the
entire population during the year.
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