Natural Hazards Monitoring - 21 May 2024

Severe weather

Brazil (Update)

On 21 May 2024, the Government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, published updated information on the heavy rains affecting 464 municipalities of the state (one increase since the 20 May report).

Table - Data on affected people. This information is also available on the official reports

The reports are available from: Governo do RS 21 May   and  Governo do RS 20 May

Ecuador (Update)

On 20 May 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published an update on the heavy rains affecting the country since 29 January 2024. There have been 187,735 people affected (250 increase since the 16 May report), 3,547 people have been directly impacted (40 increase), 42,932 homes were affected (18 increase), and 289 homes were destroyed. The report is available at: Gestion de Riesgos