Relentless Rains Drive New Amazon Floods as Storms Lash Southeast Brazil

Overview

• Rio Acre reached 15.29 meters in Rio Branco on Sunday, affecting more than 5,000 people as 21 families took shelter at the Wildy Viana exhibition park.
• Rio Iaco hit 15.48 meters in Sena Madureira on Saturday, with state civil defense reporting about 15,150 people affected, including 303 in shelters and 1,363 displaced to relatives’ homes.
• Cruzeiro do Sul remains under a Level II emergency after the Juruá overflow, enabling no‑bid contracting, full mobilization of municipal resources, and property use for rescues if needed.
• The Purus in Boca do Acre stands 22 centimeters above the flood stage, with roughly 4,000 urban residents in inundated areas as authorities distribute water and monitor levels expected to stay high for at least 15 days.
• Severe storms in Greater São Paulo flooded streets, blocked the Régis Bittencourt highway, and left about 78,000 customers without power by early evening, while Rio de Janeiro entered Stage 2 as Inmet issued broad alerts for heavy rain and strong winds.