Brazil's disaster reports surge across municipalities

Brazil's disaster reports jump sharply

The IBGE, a Brazilian government agency, released a survey on Wednesday (11) showing municipalities reporting droughts, flash floods and flooding increased significantly from 2021 to 2024.

Drought leads, but all disasters rise

Drought affected three thousand two hundred eighty-nine cities, fifty-nine percent, up twelve point eight percent.Flash floods hit two thousand four hundred twenty-four municipalities, forty-three point five percent, up forty-one point six percent.

Urban flooding and landslides also surge

Urban flooding affected two thousand seven hundred sixty municipalities, forty-nine point five percent, up forty-one percent.Landslides affected one thousand four hundred four cities, twenty-five point two percent, up fifty point two percent.

“is consistent with the worsening of extreme weather events”