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 Porto Alegre during the floods | |
| Date | 29 April 2024 – May 2024 |
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| Location | |
| Deaths | 181[1][2] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 806+[3] |
| Missing | 61[1] |
| Property damage | R$19 billion (US$3.7 billion)[4] |
The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods are severe floods caused by heavy rains and storms that have hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the adjacent Uruguayan cities of Treinta y Tres, Paysandú, Cerro Largo, and Salto. From 29 April through to May,[5] it resulted in 181 fatalities (as of 7 July 2024),[1][2] widespread landslides, and a dam collapse. It is considered the country's worst flooding in over 80 years.[5][6]
The floods marked the fourth such environmental disaster in Brazil within the past 12 months, following similar calamities that killed 75 people in July, September, and November 2023.[7][8]
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- ^ a b "Rio Grande do Sul Flood Emergency: Snapshot #4" (PDF). United Nations. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Temporais no RS: sobe para 113 o número de mortes". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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- ^ "Jogue com responsabilidade: Dicas e recursos essenciais para jogadores brasileiros" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Le disastrose alluvioni nel sud del Brasile". Il Post (in Italian). 5 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Brazil: 37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years". The Guardian. Associated Press. 3 May 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.