Deaths in floods in RS reach 55 and number exceeds tragedy of 2023 | Rio Grande do Sul

Now, beyond the dead, there are 74 missing It is 107 people injured. Civil Defense adds 82.5 thousand people away from homebeing 13.3 thousand in shelters It is 69.2 thousand homelesswho receive shelter in the homes of family or friends.

In all, 317 of the state’s 496 municipalities recorded some type of problemaffecting 510.5 thousand people.

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“More than 150 points of bridges, roads that were broken, landslides and many others that are yet to happen. It is and will be the worst climate disaster in our state, and we need to avoid loss of life at this time”, said Leite .

Largest flood in the history of RS leaves communities isolated and causes destruction

The Arena do Grêmio lawn flooded on Saturday. The stadium is close to the mouth of the Gravataí River on the Jacuí River, in Porto Alegre. The Humaitá neighborhood, in the North Zone, is another place heavily affected by the historic floods in Rio Grande do Sul.

Volunteers help rescue Canoas residents

In Vale do Taquari, the region most affected during the September 2023 floods, the Taquari River exceeded 30 meters in height and reached the highest level in history. The river level reached 31.2 meters, higher than the flood recorded in September 2023, when it reached 29.5 meters, and the highest high recorded until then, which was 29.9 meters, in 1941.