Destruction caused by floodwaters has killed at least 150 people and displaced more than 500,000. An estimated 77,000 people remain in shelters across the region and are in need of support.
“The situation remains in a state of emergency and critical because the water levels have not yet decreased,” said Juan Camilo, WCK’s response lead. He and other Relief Team members are on their way to the hardest hit areas of Rio Grande do Sul.
This is WCK’s fourth time responding to flooding in Brazil after leading three other efforts there in 2022. One of the biggest responses was in the state of Bahia, where our team served more than 64,000 meals after intense rainfall led to flooding that broke dams, submerged towns, and displaced tens of thousands of people.
WCK build Relief Kitchen in Brazil
WCK teams have provided more than 110,000 meals in southern Brazil since first responding to flooding in the region. We have established a Relief Kitchen in Porto Alegre and partnered with local NGOs and restaurants to ensure meals reach all families in need.
Local Superhero: Ricardo
WCK’s team in Brazil met Ricardo, a local truck driver, while assessing food needs in communities around Porto Alegre. Roads in the region are difficult to traverse so Ricardo volunteered his truck to help us reach families in the area. We transferred meals from our cars onto his truck and delivered food to people in Vila Celso.
Local Partner: Mayday Brasil
Access to flooded communities surrounding Porto Alegre remains challenging. In the early days of our response, WCK worked alongside Mayday Brasil, a local search and rescue NGO, to ensure we safely reached families in need. The Mayday team was an invaluable source of information as we reached the most heavily impacted towns in the region.
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