1,300 people each day was also shut down. The governor of the state of Piauí declared state of emergency in nineteen of the state's towns and cities, and requested help from the military in rescuing people from the floods. By this time, over 186,000 people were homeless. The death toll by 6 May was reported at twenty-nine. The death toll by 8 May was thirty-nine and 270,000 people were reported homeless. By 10 May, it was being reported that over 300,000 people were homeless and 44 had been killed. Reaction President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, inspected the damage by air and brought food to those displaced by the disaster. He commented: "We need to look more seriously into the climate situation these days. Something is changing and we still have time to fix it." (i.e.: Mass De-Forestation?) Brazil's Health Ministrer José Gomes Temporão has promised to deliver medical supplies to Maranhão. See also 2009 Messina floods and mudslides 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides 2010 Northeastern Brazil floods 2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides References 2009 floods in Brazil April 2009 events in South America Landslides in 2009 Landslides in Brazil May 2009 events in South America 2009 disasters in Brazil