Overall Green alert Flood
in Brazil

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103198
Death: 0
Displaced: 813
Countries: Brazil
From - To 04 Apr - 21 Apr

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Brazil - Floods
  • Heavy rainfall in the Southeast Region of Brazil, particularly in the cities of Petrópolis, Angra dos Reis, and São Paulo, has resulted in flooding and triggered a massive landslide on 6 April, causing displacement and destruction.
  • According to media reports and as of 6 April, 380 people have been displaced and are being sheltered in four shelters in the municipality of Angra dos Reis, located in the southwest of Rio de Janeiro state, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The state had declared a state of emergency on 5 April. The local civil defense has issued further alerts for a high risk of landslides on 6 April for the Baixada Fluminense, Costa Verde, Sul, and Serrana regions. Non-emergency health services have been suspended.
  • Over the next 48 hours, moderate rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is expected in the affected region of Rio de Janeiro state.
Mon 7 Apr 2025Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),