In Rio de Janeiro, 1523 people They lost their lives in natural disasters such as heavy rains, landslides, floods and floods, according to the study published on Friday (18) by Fluminense Federal University (UFF), associated with the unified health system (SUS).
The study is estimated that 49,000 years of age have been lost in the consideration of the public health scale that estimated life that has stopped through early deaths. Women were more affected, as well as the residents of five municipalities:
- Nova Friborgo (RJ)
- Petrobolis (RJ)
- Teresópolis (RJ)
- Nitro (RJ)
- Rio Janeiro (RJ)
About 79.3 % of the deaths recorded in these cities – which indicate the need to set them Distages as a priority for prevention procedures And the answer, according to researchers.
Disasters caused damage to the estimated materials R 12 billion dollars For the state, according to the study. Most of them occurred in housing units ($ 7.7 billion) and urban infrastructure ($ 4 billion rupee) – which directly affects the daily life of the population and providing basic services such as health and education, for researchers.
“The residents felt various traces of dimensions, which reduces their well -being, especially these groups,” says Roberta Fernanda da Baza de Souza Pava, a researcher at the head of the post. According to her, identifying the most vulnerable areas and groups is very important to formulate the most effective public policies. the CNN He asked about the government of Rio de Janeiro and had no response until the publication of this issue.
The study was expected to be CNN By Buri Agency.