Ribeirão Preto School receives donations for families affected by windstorm With roofless houses and other disruptions caused by one of the worst storms in recent years in Ribeirão Preto (SP), authorities and entities are mobilizing to collect donations and prepare shelter places for homeless families. The responsible bodies began registering victims in places such as the Avenida Rio Pardo community, where it is estimated that more than 300 families were affected. The storm on Friday (24) that hit Ribeirão Preto caused the death of a 75-year-old man affected by the collapse of a warehouse structure, falling trees, roofing, flooding and damage to houses, buildings, businesses and public services. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp The city also registered instability in the supply of electricity, internet, telephone and water in different regions. Storm in Ribeirão Preto. Reproduction/Jornal Nacional Among the points affected are health units, gyms, gas stations, parking lots and important roads. Avenida Dom Pedro I was closed after a gantry fell on a car. After the damage, City Hall declared a state of emergency to mobilize municipal bodies in response to the disaster, assistance to the affected population and reconstruction of affected areas. Below, check out some of the initiatives to help victims of the storm in Ribeirão Preto. Donations at municipal school EMEF Virgílio Salata is receiving donations for affected families in the Rio Pardo community. According to the unit manager, families were registered to receive food and other items collected. Initially, there were around 200 families, but the number increased throughout the day. The school functions as a point for receiving and organizing donations, but does not have the structure to welcome homeless people. The supplies will be separated and taken to families this Saturday (25). Another challenge is the lack of electricity in the unit. Without electricity, the team only relies on natural lighting to maintain service and organize the distribution of donations. The school is receiving: easy-to-consume, non-perishable food; water; clothes; blankets; mattresses; tiles. Donations can be delivered directly to EMEF Virgílio Salata, located at Rua Japurá, 965. READ MORE Microexplosion or tornado: what caused a storm with damage and death in the region of Ribeirão Preto Storm with winds of 70 km/h causes death, damage and leaves Ribeirão Preto partially without power, telephony and internet State Department of Health activates contingency plan after storm in Ribeirão Preto Storm affects energy in Ribeirão Preto, Sertãozinho and five other cities in the region Temporal in Ribeirão Preto: man dies after his house is hit by a warehouse structure Temporal with hail destroys houses in Guariba, SP, and forms signs on the ground: 'Sensation that the house was going to fall on the head' City Hall also collects donations City Hall also announced a fundraising campaign for victims of the windstorm. According to the municipal administration, donations must be delivered to the Municipal Health Department, at Rua Duque de Caxias, 675, in the Center. The City Hall reported that it receives: non-perishable food; drinking water; personal hygiene products; clothes and blankets; cleaning materials. Civil Defense mobilizes teams and humanitarian aid The State's Civil Defense mobilized technical teams to support response actions to the impacts caused by the strong winds that hit the region. Civil Defense also reported that it sent a truck with humanitarian aid, with mattresses, basic food baskets, cleaning kits, bedding sets, pillows, blankets, hygiene kits, clothes, shoes and mineral water to help affected families. As reinforcement, the agency also sent 10 water trucks to support the affected municipalities. Other campaigns A campaign organized by the Memorial da Resistência Madre Maurina Borges also collects non-perishable food and basic food baskets for families affected by the rains. According to the organization, in-person donations are received at Rua Conselheiro Dantas, 984. In addition, Estação Cidadania, at Avenida Ettore and Aurora Coraucci, nº 1,345, was prepared to receive displaced and homeless people, according to City Hall. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region