Rains in RS: Nego Di reports despair in Canoas and lack of drinking water

Comedian Nego Di is in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, providing support to residents affected by heavy rains in the city. In a video shared on social media, this Sunday (5), he explained the urgent supplies to help the victims and the lack of drinking water.

“The people of Canoas still need help. You need a jetski, boat, oil, gasoline, water, lots of water, sandwich, hot dog, lunch box. Anyone who wants to help makes food and donates it to these people”, reported Nego Di.

He said that at night the situation becomes desperate to help stranded people. “To take advantage of the early hours, you have to buy a torch because it was night yesterday and people were desperate to help in the dark and it got bad because we couldn’t get a torch,” he said.

The ex-BBB warned that it is necessary to take care to help others, as he went a day without drinking water. “Whoever is going to help, be careful not to become a victim too. Yesterday I went all day without taking a sip of water, I didn’t eat anything. I just ate a loaf of bread before going to sleep and woke up feeling bad, I was shaking, had a hellish headache, had a pain in my stomach, I was sick, weak. I want to and I will help today, but if the guy doesn’t help himself he won’t be able to continue”, he highlighted.

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 last 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.

Find out how to help

The State Civil Defense is collecting basic necessities to help the affected population. You items can be delivered to the Civil Defense Logistics Centerwhich is located at Avenida Joaquim Porto Villanova, n° 101, Jardim Carvalho, in Porto Alegre.

For companies, service groups and organizations that wish to send donations, RS Civil Defense asks that they be contacted by phone (51) 3120-4255 so that the logistics of donations can be arranged.

What can be donated:

Mattresses (new or in good condition)
Bedding
Swimsuit
Blankets
Potable water
Animal food
Closed basic food baskets

NOT being received:

Clothes and shoes
Medicines
Furniture and household items

Cash donations:

The Government of Rio Grande do Sul also reactivated a channel to receive cash donations to help alleviate the suffering of those affected. Governor Eduardo Leite (PSDB-RS) drew attention to the importance of collections being in the official account, and not in others.

“It’s not money for the government. The state, the government, has the resources to carry out reconstruction works. This resource that is donated to this official PIX key is managed by a private entity, with public monitoring and social entities, and will be used to support people who lost everything, small businesses that lost everything”, he told Itatiaia.

The governor warned of the dangers of unofficial donations. “Useful people publish requests for donations here and there, but they don’t always get the resources to the people who need them. We have official avenues for people to help,” he added.

Data for cash donations:

Pix for the SOS Rio Grande do Sul account
CNPJ: 92.958.800/0001-38
Association of Banks in the State of Rio Grande do Sul or Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (both options may appear)

Correios announces campaign to help those affected

To the Post offices in the states of São Paulo and Paranáin addition to part of the units in Rio Grande do Sul, will receive, starting this Monday (6), donations for the victims of the heavy rains that fall in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

According to the state Civil Defense, a partner institution of Correios in this action, the necessary donations are non-perishable food from the basic food basket, personal hygiene products, dry hygiene material and clothing items.

The Post Office will donate scrap objects that were in its custody. These are orders that have gone through all delivery attempts to the recipients, have not been contacted by them or the senders and have already exceeded the 90-day deadline for complaints provided for in the Consumer Protection Code.