Overview
- State and federal officials report at least six fatalities, with injury counts varying from roughly 430 to about 750 as assessments continue.
- Officials estimate 80–90% of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu was damaged or destroyed, displacing thousands and cutting electricity and water to large areas.
- Paraná deployed a field hospital, opened shelters and declared three days of mourning, and one person remains missing as searches continue.
- Meteorological services say a tornado formed within a supercell with estimated winds of 180–250 km/h, linked to a broader extratropical cyclone affecting the region.
- National forecasters maintain severe-storm alerts for Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, and authorities warn casualty figures may rise during ongoing rescues.