Overall Green Flood
in Brazil

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103852
Death: 2
Displaced: -
Countries: Brazil
From - To 27 Apr - 30 Apr

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Brazil - Floods (ECHO 02 May 2026)Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:34

  • During the past week, heavy rain has battered Ceará in Brazil’s northeast, causing the Coreaú River to flood, and resulting in fatalities, damage, and traffic disruptions.
  • By 27?April, media reported a fatality in Tianguá after a hotel collapsed and at least one death in Fortaleza when a highway-side crate gave way, sending a car and two motorcycles into the hole. Repair works are under way on the Fortaleza-Aquiraz road, which has suffered additional traffic disruptions and submersions. 
  • The National Institute of Meteorology issued a danger alert for more than 40 Ceará cities, and the municipality of Coreaú declared a state of emergency on 27?April, remaining under attention on 28?April. 
  • Forecasts call for isolated moderate rain over the next 48?hours in the already-affected area, with a yellow alert for heavy rain still in force across northern Brazil as of 29?April.
Paraíba State, Brazil, Late April 2026Local media reported heavy rain and flooding in areas of Paraíba State, Brazil, in late April 2026.Wed 29 Apr 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),