This content was published February 24, 2023 – 6:41 PM February 24, 2023 – 6:41 PM
Vatican City, February 24 (EFE).- Pope Francis this Friday expressed his “closeness” and assured his prayers for those affected by torrential rains in Brazil on the coast of Sao Paulo, which has already killed 54 people have tasted.
“Many of you are missing, many are damaged. I send you my closeness and the security of my prayers. May God bless you greatly, Jesus accompany and comfort you, and may Our Lady be close to you,” the pope said in a video. , in which he also gives his blessing.
Pope Francis recalled the victims of the rains in Brazil, against addictions and vices, in this recording by Hans Stapel, founder of the Fazenda da Esperança community, during a meeting this morning at the Vatican.
The torrential rains have hit the coast of São Paulo, one of the country’s main tourist areas, and the death toll is already 54 people after authorities this Friday found five bodies in São Sebastiao, the city hardest hit by the disaster. had found .
According to a report released by the Sao Paulo regional government, rescue workers in two cities in the region are still searching for about thirty people who are still missing.
Another 4,066 people are displaced and housed in churches, schools and gyms in six cities as their homes have been destroyed or they are in areas deemed vulnerable and fear of fresh rains in the coming days. EFE
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