Overview
- IBGE’s Munic/Estadic 2024 survey reports 459 of 497 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul were affected by the April–May 2024 rains, equal to 92.4% of the state.
- Among affected cities, 289 (63%) issued alerts, yet only 42.9% said their warnings reached all residents, indicating significant gaps in communication coverage.
- Contingency plans existed in 388 municipalities, but only 323 were executed; nonexecution was attributed to shortages of money, staff, training, and equipment, with 51 cities not specifying a reason.
- The survey tallies population effects in 338 municipalities, including 54 deaths, 29 missing, 329 people displaced or homeless, 82 injured, and 67 with flood-related illnesses, alongside widespread disruptions to health services.
- Damage to equipment and structures was reported by 412 municipalities, largely to roads and bridges (397), while outlets diverged on the count for municipalities hit by “enchentes/enxurradas,” with reports citing either 406 or 496.