US EditionPowerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures hundreds more
- A powerful tornado struck Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, Parana state, on Friday, November 7, 2025, killing at least six people and injuring more than 400, the Parana state government said.
- Meteorological data show the system formed as hot, humid air from the north collided with a cold front from Argentina, creating high instability and winds of 180-250 km/h, an F2 classification.
- Civil Defence officials estimated about 90% of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu suffered damage; aerial imagery shows flipped vehicles, flattened buildings, blocked roads, and disrupted power lines and water supply.
- Federal ministers Gleisi Hoffmann and Adriano Massuda are travelling to coordinate relief while Ratinho Junior, Governor of Parana, mobilised security forces and declared a state of public calamity.
- Rescue and search teams continue combing debris for survivors as officials warn missing persons could rise, while severe weather hits Parana and neighbouring states amid the COP30 climate summit in Belém.
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Tornado kills 6 and injures hundreds in southern Brazil, rated preliminary F4
A powerful tornado killed six people and injured hundreds more in southern Brazil’s Paraná state, according to local authorities. Severe weather researchers gave it a preliminary F4 rating based on the extent of the damage. The tornado struck on Friday, destroying most of the town of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu and damaging nearly all of its homes and public buildings. State officials say six people have been killed and more than 750 others have receiv…
The work in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu was concentrated this Sunday in clearing the rubble and restoring essential services, two days after a devastating tornado destroyed this city in southern Brazil.
Rare tornado devastates southern Brazil town leaving 6 killed, hundreds injured
A rare and powerful tornado tore through Rio Bonito do Iguacu, killing at least six and injuring more than 600 as residents and officials confront widespread destruction and ongoing search efforts. On the evening of November 7, 2025, the quiet town of Rio Bonito do Iguacu in Brazil's southern Parana state was transformed in a matter of minutes. What began as a routine Friday quickly spiraled into chaos as a tornado—one of the most powerful in re…
Rio Bonito de Iguazú., At least six people died and 750 were injured by a tornado that destroyed a small city in southern Brazil and left a trail of unprecedented devastation, with winds of more than 250 kilometers per hour that, in minutes, overturned cars and collapsed entire homes in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, a town of 14,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Paraná.
The rescue teams are looking for survivors or bodies. They have been threatened with a shelter in a nearby town. The devastating Tornado article in Brazil. Over 750 injuries and 7 deaths in a preliminary video balance appear for the first time in Romania TV.
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