Public hearing discusses reconstruction after February rains in Juiz de Fora Around 800 families affected by February rains in Juiz de Fora and Ubá will receive the 'Restart Kit', with furniture and appliances. According to the government of Minas Gerais, the initiative seeks to help residents who lost property during the storms that left more than 70 people dead and thousands homeless in the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais. ? Click here to follow the g1 Zona da Mata channel on WhatsApp According to the State Secretariat for Social Development (Sedese), the selection of beneficiaries was made based on lists sent by the municipal Social Assistance secretariats and consultation of the Single Registry (CadÚnico) database, with information updated until April 2026. How to receive it? Recipient residents will be contacted by phone or messaging app with instructions on delivery of the kits. READ ALSO: Elderly man dies after more than a month in hospital due to rain in Juiz de Fora; deaths in the region rise to 74 Tragedy in the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais is the 4th biggest rain disaster in Brazil in the last ten years Rains left a trail of destruction Rains in February left 66 dead in Juiz de Fora, file photo Pilar Olivares/Reuters In February 2026, heavy rains hit cities in the Zona da Mata, including Juiz de Fora and Ubá. The intense volume of water caused flooding, landslides, falling barriers and damage to properties. Juiz de Fora: several neighborhoods had landslides and buried houses. The city recorded 66 deaths. Ubá: was also affected by storms and floods, with 8 deaths recorded. Cataguases and Matias Barbosa: these were cities hit hard by the rains, but there were no deaths. With 74 deaths in total, the tragedy is the fourth biggest disaster caused by rain in Brazil in the last decade, according to the National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), which has been monitoring data since 2016. VIDEOS: see everything about Zona da Mata and Campos das Vertentes