#rio #news: Man says friend saved son's body in fridge

January 18, 2011 • 16:20 • updated at 16:33







Hermano Freitas
Direct Teresópolis

The carpenter Gevanildo Lopes da Cunha, 33, of Santa Rita, Teresópolis said on Tuesday it had helped a friend to keep the body's own son, victims of rains in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, inside a refrigerator - off with the same lack of light. He said the decision was made to slow the decomposition of the body, while the search teams could not get to collect. "It was the dog not to eat. Then the helicopter took and he was buried," he said.

Besides undermining the help, the enormous difficulty of reaching the village of Santa Rita, accessible only by a trail that can take 5 hours - depending on the preparation of those who travel - has fostered the emergence of countless rumors related to the disaster that killed more than 670 people. One would be that a family would have loved ones buried in a backyard. Another is that, in the early days, with the lack of donations, people would be slaughtered their pets (cats and dogs) to bake and eat.

The fact that is considered by local residents is that some looting at all locations affected by flooding. The authorities deny the city and treat the possibility as rumor, but it was installed late on Monday a temporary artificial lighting system in the quiet.

The gardener Yacht Amaury de Souza, 38, called for the permanent presence of police forces in the region. "It has to police the region's Holiday, Alpine Farm, Santa Rita and Arri," he said.

The trails leading to Santa Rita are occupied by people who spares no effort in coming. Ex-football player's junior club Friburguense, the nearby town of Nova Friburgo, Leonan of Padua, 17, said she found religion in the motivation to help a needy community alone. He tried in every way through a very difficult piece of the mud. Gave up.

"We wanted to know what the greatest need, we now know is that vaccines in general, especially tetanus," he said. He was accompanied by a veterinarian and also connected to a church volunteer, Nei Lopes, who asked for help to load a bike for about a remnant mudslides after a week of big waterfall. "I go there anyway. Do not think I like hiking, no. It's not a hobby, I dread to do track," cried. Moments later, he returned to the same place with a nurse on the back of the bike. "Look at getting the vaccine there!" He announced.

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