Rio Acre Tops Flood Stage in Rio Branco as Forecasters See Cresting Today

Overview

• The level reached 14.55 meters on Sunday, surpassing the 14.00-meter overflow threshold, according to the Geological Survey of Brazil.
• Municipal Civil Defense reports 20 neighborhoods affected, 521 families and 1,823 people, with shelters active at the Wildy Viana exposition park.
• Response teams with Energisa are inspecting 12 neighborhoods for electrical hazards and performing preventive shutoffs where necessary.
• In the interior, the Envira and Tarauacá rivers are receding, yet families remain in shelters and officials caution that new headwater rains could push levels up again.
• Brasiléia and Xapuri remain below local alert levels, but erosion has opened a crater on Rua Marechal Rondon and undermined the José Augusto de Araújo bridge, prompting requests for DNIT and Deracre inspections.