The State of Amazonas had a large number of homeless people between 2013 and May 2023, in total 222,992 people lost their homes. The data are from the National Confederation of Municipalities. The effects of last year’s drought were not included. According to studies, homeless people, who have had disasters, don’t have a place to go. They need shelter from state, municipal and federal public agencies.
According to information from the Confederation’s survey, from January 1, 2013 until May 24, 203, all natural disasters caused R$401.3 billion in losses alone, with physical losses for people, companies and public damage. The state had a large number of homeless people, reaching 502,600 in the same period. An individual who experiences a disaster is generally forced to temporarily abandon or permanently lose their home due to preventive evacuations, serious destruction or destruction resulting from disasters. The public system lacks investment to meet future demands and avoid these situations.
Information from 2023 indicates that losses in Amazonas, according to the CNM, were R$1.6 billion in ten years. In the state, floods and floods were the natural events that most affected the inhabitants. There were also people evacuated from their homes due to forest fires and the phenomenon of fallen land – falling slopes along river banks.
Death data
Across the country, in 2022 alone, deaths resulting from rain totaled 532 people, which represents 26.6% of the total deaths in ten years. Before 2022, the deadliest year due to rain in the country was 2019, with 356 deaths recorded, followed by 2021, when 277 deaths were reported, and 2020, with 277. The CNM informs that until February 24, 2023, the rains had already caused.
