1. CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAINS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL AT END MAY/BEGINNING JUNE RESULTED IN OVERFLOWS OF PARAGUAY AND PARANA RIVERS. EXTENSIVE FLOODS REPORTED IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL, SANTA CATARINA, AND PARANA STATES.

2. DHA-UNDRO REPRESENTATIVE IN BRASILIA IN CONTACT WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE INDICATES THAT NO INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED AT THIS STAGE AND PROVIDED FOLLOWING REPORT:

RIO GRANDE DO SUL

- AFFECTED PROVINCES: NORTH OF VALE URUGUAI, MISSOES AND WEST FRONTIERS.

- AFFECTED BASINS: URUGUAY AND TAQUARY.

- 107 COUNTIES AFFECTED, OF WHICH 32 IN PUBLIC CALAMITY STATUS AND 47 IN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

- 31,530 PEOPLE AFFECTED, 92 HOUSES DESTROYED AND 1,949 DAMAGED.

- FEDERAL GOVT HAS PROVIDED 5,000 BLANKETS, 8,000 MATTRESSES AND FOOD FOR 5,300 FAMILIES.

SANTA CATARINA

- SITUATION IS IMPROVING IN VALE DO ITAJAI. RAIN STILL REPORTED AT NORTH PLATEAU AND PORTO UNIAO.

- 69 COUNTIES AFFECTED, OF WHICH 25 IN PUBLIC CALAMITY STATUS AND 37 IN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

- 11 PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD, 61,644 UNSHELTERED, 99 HOUSES DESTROYED AND 6,831 DAMAGED.

- FEDERAL GOVT HAS PROVIDED 20,000 BLANKETS, 20,000 MATTRESSES, 100 ROLLS PLASTIC TARPAULINS AND FOOD FOR 15,000 FAMILIES.

PARANA

- 50 COUNTIES AFFECTED, OF WHICH 3 IN PUBLIC CALAMITY STATUS AND 32 IN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

- GOVT REPORTED 18 PEOPLE DEAD, 270 WOUNDED, 32,049 UNSHELTERED, 416 HOUSES DESTROYED AND 9,916 DAMAGED.

- FEDERAL GOVT HAS PROVIDED 2,000 MATTRESSES, 100 PLASTIC TARPAULINS, 200 TENTS AND FOOD FOR 2,000 FAMILIES.

3. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY AS INDICATED BELOW OF PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).

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