Correio do Norte / Security / With professionals and equipment on several fronts, Santa Catarina has been providing assistance to RS since the beginning of the heavy rains

Since Rio Grande do Sul began to be affected by the heavy rains of recent days, the Government of Santa Catarina has mobilized to help the neighboring state. By order of Governor Jorginho Mello, the State Secretariats for Civil Protection and Defense, Health and Public Security took action, through the Military, Civil, Scientific and Penal Police, in addition to the Military Fire Department of Santa Catarina. The result is a true task force created to extend a helping hand to our Gaucho brothers.

“It’s a chain of solidarity, support, support, so that we can really help. The battle is not even over yet. The people of Santa Catarina always look the other way, we help, we welcome people. The solidarity we have seen is from businesspeople, traders, ordinary people, simple people taking donations to collection centers. People lost everything, but, with faith in God, we have to react, the Gauchos will react, they are a strong, fearless people and everything we can, we will do. I told Governor Eduardo Leite (of Rio Grande do Sul) – and I have always said – to count on us”, emphasizes Governor Jorginho Mello.

This Tuesday, the 7th, one of the highlights was the logistics organized by Santa Catarina to transport bone marrow from a donor in Canada to perform a transplant on a patient from Rio Grande do Sul. Sending the bone marrow involved SC Transplantes logistics and air transport.

Still in the health area, 484 bags of blood components from the Santa Catarina Hematology and Hemotherapy Center (HEMOSC) have already gone to Rio Grande do Sul. This Monday alone, the 6th, 390 were sent, in two actions carried out by the Government of Santa Catarina. All the result of the solidarity of the people of Santa Catarina who attended blood donation stations and contributed to the initiative.

The State of Santa Catarina is also present on the front line of rescue and humanitarian aid. To date, almost 2,800 people and 377 animals have been rescued by firefighters or military police from Santa Catarina.

The Santa Catarina Military Fire Department (CBMSC) already has the second Task Force (FT) team on Rio Grande do Sul. In total, there are 47 firefighters, 4 search dogs, 12 4×4 vehicles, 17 boats, 11 outboard motors, 2 trucks, 1 mini-excavator, 1 quad bike, equipment for rescue in landslides and drones.

Police

On another front, the Military Police of Santa Catarina also assists the people of Rio Grande do Sul with 1 garrison of the aeronautical command, with Águia 07 and 1 garrison of the Environmental Military Police. The Civil Police is also present with 11 police officers in support of the rescue work, with 6 civil police officers on the ground plus the SAER Fron team, in 1 helicopter.

The Scientific Police also sent 9 Scientific Police Officers, who will help identify the victims. In addition, the State Secretariat for Prison and Socio-Educational Administration is represented by 30 criminal police officers to assist in the units of the gaucho prison system.

Civil defense

The State Secretariat for Civil Protection and Defense also provides solidarity by assisting in two fundamental areas: planning and execution of operations. To this end, 4 professionals were deployed to help with the logistics of sending humanitarian aid to cities affected by the rains, in addition to 3 4×4 vehicles to access flooded areas.