Mayor of the interior of SP compares storm destruction with earthquake One of the cities most affected by the severe storm that hit the interior of São Paulo on Friday (24), Guariba (SP) had around 70% of its houses damaged, said Mayor Francisco Dias Mançano Junior. In a meeting with other municipal representatives and vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) in Ribeirão Preto (SP) over the weekend, he described a scenario of destruction in the municipality and the inability to provide immediate solutions to the crisis. "Approximately 60% to 70% of the houses in the municipality have been destroyed. All of them. Every place where there was a covered court is gone. It's twisted. We had a big warehouse (...) an agribusiness warehouse, there's nothing left, nothing at all," he said. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp With most of the houses damaged and the industrial park destroyed, the municipality of 37.4 thousand inhabitants does not have the technical and financial conditions to re-establish itself on its own, according to the chief executive. Francisco Dias Mançano Junior, mayor of Guariba (SP). Reproduction/EPTV "My city, in the next two and a half years of my term, and probably in the next two or three years of my term or that of another mayor, will not build anything. We will just have to rebuild", he lamented. Guariba is one of six cities in the Ribeirão Preto region that will have summary recognition of a state of emergency by the Union, to speed up the release of funds for humanitarian aid, reestablishment of services and reconstruction. The municipalities of Dumont (SP), Pradópolis (SP), Taquaritinga (SP), Barrinha (SP) and Ribeirão Preto were also affected by the storm. In addition to federal aid, these cities count on the government of São Paulo, through the sending of supplies, Civil Defense teams, as well as the release of funds, also for reconstruction works. Agribusiness warehouse in Guariba (SP) was completely destroyed, with only the door remaining Reproduction/EPTV Collapse in Guariba Mançano Junior detailed that he was alerted about the storm at around 4:19 am on Friday. According to the mayor, winds measured in the city reached 120 km/h and it rained 100 millimeters in just four hours. Between 60% and 70% of houses suffered damage, 99% of the city was left without electricity and had supply problems. Until the weekend, 80% of properties remained without electricity supply, according to the state government. The result was widespread destruction that he likened to an earthquake. "It feels like I'm dreaming. One day I'll wake up and see that this isn't true, but it is true. (...) Considering the proportions, it looks like there was an earthquake in Guariba. There wasn't an earthquake there, but the destruction was equivalent." Hailstones scare residents and destroy roofs during early morning storms in Guariba, SP Personal archive The city hall improvised shelters and an industrial kitchen to serve the residents who lost everything. In addition, classes in the municipal network were suspended from July 27th to 29th. The initial estimate is that the reconstruction of the municipality will cost R$50 million. "What I will need support and advice in addition to financial resources, is technical advice to help me rebuild the city. Because I don't know where to start." MORE see cancellations Impact on the region The impact and feeling of helplessness were also reported by the mayor of Dumont Rogerson Aparecido Burjalon Ruiz. "Dumont is no different from the others, we also woke up on Friday with a war scenario", stated the head of the Executive. Mayor of Taquaritinga, Fulvio Zuppani reinforced that small and medium-sized cities are not prepared for extreme events. He had to set up a shelter for around 200 residents. Zuppani reported losses of public equipment, such as a daycare center that was to open next week and the roof of a school, which flew off and destroyed homes in two neighboring blocks. "We need technical help. We need to start moving economically", appealed Zuppani. Damage caused by the wind to a property in Taquaritinga, SP Social networks *Under the supervision of Rodolfo Tiengo. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region