Rains in RS: death toll reaches 116, says Civil Defense

The number of people killed as a result of the rains that have affected Rio Grande do Sul since last week has risen to 116. The information was updated by the state Civil Defense at 12pm this Friday (10).

There are still 756 injured and 143 missing. Almost 2 million people are affected by the floods, of which 337,346 are homeless and 70,772 remain in shelters.

See the balance sheet:

Confirmed deaths: 116
Deaths under investigation: 0
Affected municipalities: 437
People affected: 1,947,372
Homeless: 337,346
People in shelters: 70,772
Injured: 756
Missing: 143

Civil Defense began publishing the names of people who are still missing, and asked the population to check whether their names are on the list. If it appears, the advice is to look for the nearest Civil Police Station to verify and regularize the data, with the name removed from the list.

The list can be seen on the Rio Grande do Sul Government website.

More rain forecast

While several municipalities deal with the consequences of the historic flood that hit Rio Grande do Sul, the weather forecast indicates that by Monday (13) it could rain twice as much as the average for the month of May in a large part of the state, according to Climatempo .

The historical series from the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) shows that in the month of May the average rainfall in the state of Rio Grande do Sul is 140 to 180 millimeters. On the south coast, the average is between 100 and 140 millimeters.

From Friday (10) until Monday (13), however, Climatempo's forecast is that some municipalities will accumulate up to 330 millimeters of rain.

According to the meteorology institute, the most affected region should be the Serra Gaúcha — where rivers originate that flow to the Jacuí and Taquari Valleys and were heavily hit by the storms of the last few days.