Rio Bonito do Iguacu holds mass vigil to say goodbye to tornado victims and laments tragedy: “Life cannot be taken back.”

This Sunday’s vigil was dedicated to four of the five victims who lived in the municipality. Jose Gieteski, 83 years old. Claudino Paulino Risse, 57 years old. Jurandil Nogueira Ferreira, 49 years old. Another victim, Adriana Maria de Moura, 47, was buried in another municipality. Neighboring Guarapuaba was also hit by the tornado, with a sixth casualty.

The boy’s father, Robert Kwapis, told local reporters that he was “convinced of his love” for his daughter. Julia was at a friend’s house Friday night when a tornado hit Rio Bonito do Iguacu. She and her surviving friend were blown away by the force of the wind.

According to the Paraná state government, more than 780 people received medical treatment in Rio Bonito do Iguacu, a city with a population of about 13,000. Some residents were not in the city when the tornado struck and are now dealing with the aftermath of the destruction.

One of them, Jose Godoy, 41, reported that his wife, who is four months pregnant, was home alone when the wind started blowing. Jose said she was “terrified” and “tried to protect herself as best she could.” Although he lamented the tragedy in the city and the damage to homes, he also said he was “relieved” to find his wife alive.

–Recover tangible items. Of course, it’s sad to see everything destroyed, but little by little it will be restored. Life, no. Life is irreversible, Jose said in a statement released by the state government of Paraná.

According to Governor Ratinho Jr. (PSD), the Legislative Assembly is mobilizing to approve a bill that would allow the state government to allocate up to 50,000 reais to each family for housing reconstruction. The governor also declared that a task force of about 200 engineers will be in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu to assess which homes can be repaired and which have suffered enough damage to need to be demolished and built from scratch.