Overall Green alert Flood
in Brazil

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1103269
Death: 4
Displaced: 676
Countries: Brazil
From - To 12 May - 30 May

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Brazil - Floods and landslides
  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern Brazil (in particular, Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of the country) over the past few days, causing floods, rivers to overflow and triggering landslides that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
  • Media report, as of 30 May, approximately 300 displaced families across the Sobradinho municipality, 22 displaced people in the Alegrete municipality, and seven displaced people in the Quaraí municipality due to floods. In addition, 40 houses were damaged across the Sao Borja municipality and one bridge collapsed in the Sao Vicente do Sul municipality, also in this case due to floods. Moreover, three displaced persons were reported in the Santa Cruz do Sul municipality due to a landslide.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over the eastern Rio Grande do Sul state.
Fri 30 May 2025Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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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),