Overview
- State authorities report at least six fatalities and roughly 750 injured, with five deaths in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu and one in nearby Guarapuava as searches continue for possible missing people.
- Officials estimate 80% to 90% of buildings in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu were damaged or destroyed, with widespread power and water outages and a field hospital set up to handle the surge in patients.
- The tornado formed within a supercell tied to a broader extratropical cyclone, with wind speeds estimated between 180 and 250 km/h by Paraná’s meteorological service.
- The Paraná government declared a calamity, opened shelters including in Laranjeiras do Sul, and said federal teams led by ministers and SUS personnel are supporting humanitarian aid and early reconstruction.
- INMET maintains severe-storm warnings for Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, and precautionary alerts have been issued in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as the system moves along the region.