Family and friends of Natalya Anderle, Miss Brazil 2008, are looking for news after the heavy rains that hit Rio Grande do Sul. Natalya, who is seven months pregnant, has been missing since last Tuesday (30).
“I need help from all my friends and the Miss world, because our friend and wonderful Miss Brazil 2008 has been missing without contact for three days. She is seven months pregnant and came to Encantado to visit her family. Anyone who has news, please call me”, friends shared on social media. “Let’s pray that she is okay,” added the post.
To UOL, Bruna Felisberto, Natalya’s friend, said that she lives in the United States and came to visit her family. “She lives in the USA and came to Roca Sales and Encantado to visit her family and have her son here in Brazil. Since these rains, her husband has been communicating with them and three days ago was the last time he was able to contact them,” she said.
She also reported that Miss and her family tried to leave the city. “The bridge, I think it was flooded or had been destroyed, it was closed, they couldn’t leave the city. They returned to the farm, which was flooded and the animals had even died. Water had already entered the first floor of the house. They were isolated on the second floor,” she reported to UOL.
Last Tuesday (30), she shared a post asking for help locating a dog lost in the flood.” German pointer dog missing in flood. “If anyone has any news, please get in touch,” she said.
Post was made last Tuesday (30)
The number of deaths due to the storms rose to 39, Civil Defense announced in the early evening of Friday (3). 68 are missing. The Itatiaia report tries to contact the Civil Defense of RS and the city of Encantado and is awaiting a response.
Storm in RS
The regions most affected by the rains in RS are: Central, Vale do Rio Pardo, Metropolitana, Serra Gaúcha and Vale do Taquari. More than 500,000 people are without water and there are more than 292 points without electricity.
Rio Grande do Sul decreed state of public calamity this Wednesday (1st), and governor Eduardo Leite, stated that this will be “the biggest disaster in the history of Rio Grande do Sul”.
A Brazil’s navy sent teams, vessels, aircraft and vehicles to help with the rescue. A Brazilian air force sent two helicopters to rescue victims in cities isolated because of highway closures, such as Candelariafor example.
