Overview
- State officials report roughly 90% of homes and businesses in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu were damaged as authorities finalize damage assessments.
- At least six people died — five in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu and one in Guarapuava — with hundreds injured or treated, including nine in serious condition and at least one person missing.
- Simepar upgraded the event to EF3 intensity in parts of the city, indicating winds above 250 km/h, with site surveys continuing to map the highest-damage corridors.
- Search-and-rescue teams, field hospitals, ambulances and aircraft are operating in the region, while state and federal ministries deploy humanitarian aid and specialized health and social assistance teams.
- The tornado formed within a broader extratropical cyclone that also produced severe winds and damage in Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, with weather alerts extending into São Paulo.