Overview
- At least six people are confirmed dead in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, with injury estimates ranging from about 432 to roughly 750, and two residents reported missing.
- Civil defense reports roughly 90% of the town’s buildings were damaged or destroyed as the tornado swept through the 14,000-resident community in seconds.
- State officials estimated wind speeds at 180–250 km/h and said hail accompanied the storm, which overturned vehicles and tore roofs from homes.
- Emergency teams established a field hospital and shelters, deployed helicopters and reinforcements from other regions, and continue to search collapsed structures.
- Governor Ratinho Júnior declared three days of mourning and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged rapid assistance, as weather services issued storm alerts for Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.