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 1103152
Death: 1
Displaced: 4450
Countries: Brazil
From - To 07 Mar - 25 Mar

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Brazil - Floods
  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting western Brazil, in particular, the Acre State, bordering with Peru and Bolivia over the last week, causing floods and river overflows that have resulted in population evacuation and damage.
  • Media report, as of 25 March, more than 2,800 displaced people and a total of approximately 52,800 affected people across the Acre state.
  • Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of Acre State.
Tue 25 Mar 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),