The Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed on the afternoon of this Thursday, 9th, that by the end of the week it will receive one hundred antennas with unlimited internet signal from Starlinkcompany owned by multimillionaire Elon Muskalso owner of other technology companies, such as the social network X (formerly Twitter) and the rocket manufacturer, SpaceX, and car manufacturer, Tesla. The businessman saw an appeal published on social media by the model Gisele Bundchenwho is from Rio Grande do Sul, and announced that he would donate a thousand units of equipment.
The internet service provided by the priors is expected to operate for as long as the state of calamity in the state lasts. “Rio Grande do Sul, through the Secretariat of Planning, Governance and Management (SPGG), will receive a thousand satellite internet antennas from Starlink, including unlimited internet service, for the duration of the calamity. One hundred units will be delivered next weekend, to help reestablish communication in actions by Civil Defense, public security forces, health and critical public services”, says the note released by Defense.
Musk’s donation was announced by himself on his social networks. “I wish the best for Brazilians,” said the multimillionaire. The governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite (PSDB), thanked the gesture, saying that the antennas with unlimited internet will be “extremely useful in this period of reconstruction of our state”.
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The tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul has already left 107 dead, 374 injured and 136 missing. More than 232 thousand people had to leave their homes and 67 thousand are in shelters. A city in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Eldorado do Sul, began to be completely evacuated this Wednesday, 8th, due to being submerged in mud.
The level of Lake Guaíba reached a peak of 5.3 meters last Sunday — this Thursday, it was below five meters for the first time in five days. The mud remains at high levels, taking over a large part of the capital of Rio Grande do Sul and the surrounding cities. This Thursday, the rescue of a horse stranded for four days on the roof of a house in Canoas moved social media. Nicknamed “Caramelo”, the animal was removed from a boat by firefighters this morning.
