After heavy rains over the weekend, Rio Grande do Sul begins this week on alert due to a significant increase in the volume of rain, rising river levels, and the imminent risk of landslides. There is a forecast of a possible new historic flood in Porto Alegre, with the estimate that the level of Lake Guaíba could reach 5.5 meters in the next 48 hours, surpassing the previous peak of 5.3 meters recorded on 5 May. Furthermore, the Taquari and Caí rivers overflowed again, causing new floods in the interior of the state. The situation is also worrying in the south of the state, where Lagoa dos Patos is located, which receives water from the Guaíba and continues to rise constantly. Pelotas and Rio Grande have already recorded flooding.
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Above Quota
Nine of the ten rivers monitored by the Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul are currently above the flood level, as indicated by hydrological data from the Department of Water Resources and Sanitation Management (DRHS) of the State Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMA) of Rio Grande do Sul. The flood level represents the level at which the first damages are observed in the affected region. The most recent records indicate that only the Uruguay River, close to the municipality of Garruchos, on the border with Argentina, is currently below the flood level.
147 deaths
The death toll has reached 147 since the end of April. The Civil Defense bulletin still counts 127 missing and 806 injured. The number of homeless people rose to more than 619,000. Almost 81,000 are in shelters, while 538,000 are homeless (temporarily staying with friends and relatives).
Other Numbers
- Affected cities: 447
- People in shelters: 80,826
- Homeless: 538,241
- Affected: 2,115,703
- Injured: 806
- Missing: 127
- Confirmed deaths: 147
- People rescued: 76,470
- Animals rescued: 10,814
