Brazil creates disaster prevention task force

President Dilma Rousseff decided on Monday to create a task force to act on 'natural' disaster prevention and reconstruction of areas affected by these events, reports Prensa Latina, following her visit to the Brazilian states hit by heavy rain. A force of 50 experts, who will be assigned to high-risk areas, is expected to identify long and medium term measures in a policy of reconstruction-oriented investment, especially for prevention. The credits of a national fund of 444 million reais (about 240 million USD), for the prevention of 'natural' disasters, have been reopened.