Overall Green alert Flood
in Brazil

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102698
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Brazil
From - To 16 Jun - 18 Jun

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Rio Grande Do Sul State, Brazil, Mid-June 2024A severe storm on 16 June 2024 dumped very heavy rain in a short period in northern areas of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Strong winds also caused damage.Mon 17 Jun 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Limerick schools' fundraiser supports flood victims in Brazil 6/19/2024 10:18:00 AM.

A LIMERICK city school joined forces with people from across the community to raise funds for those affected by flooding in southern Brazil. People from Our Lady of Lourdes school, the ABC club, Fairtrade group and other community activists
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Beekeepers estimate US$ 11,000 in losses due to floods in southern Bra.. 6/18/2024 9:49:00 PM.

João Antônio Falkoski has been a beekeeper for 35 years. He got interested in the profession as a kid by helping his father. A resident of Lomba Grande, part of the city of Novo Hamburgo, he did not see water invading his house, but the flo
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As flood waters drop, Brazil faces a waterborne disease outbreak 6/18/2024 7:25:00 PM.

A drone photo of Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, still underwater. Michael Fox/The World. Baltazar Corvello Cunha, a volunteer aid worker, lost everything in the dangerous floods that
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),