Overview
- Rio Bonito do Iguaçu sustained catastrophic damage, with about 80–90% of buildings affected and winds estimated at 180–250 km/h, according to state meteorologists.
- Authorities report hundreds injured; official tallies exceed 400, with some outlets citing about 750 treated, and thousands have been displaced or left homeless.
- Firefighters continue search-and-rescue, at least one person remains missing, a field hospital is operating, and shelters are taking in evacuees in nearby Laranjeiras do Sul.
- State and federal governments mobilized emergency teams and medical staff, with President Lula’s administration sending ministers and coordinating humanitarian assistance.
- Meteorological services say the tornado formed within a long-lived supercell tied to a broader extratropical cyclone that is still driving severe-weather risks across southern Brazil.