Rain, hail and tornado leave destruction on more than 30 thousand rural properties and damage crops in RS, says survey

Residents rebuild properties after tornado in RS The intense rains, hail and tornado that hit Rio Grande do Sul in the second half of July left damage in at least 30,007 rural properties in 101 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul. According to a survey by Emater/RS, the event affected 1,606 locations and caused damage to rural infrastructure, agricultural production, livestock and water supply. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The report points out that the first heavy rains occurred between the 20th and 23rd of July and mainly affected municipalities in the north of the state. Between the 27th and 29th, new storms accompanied by strong winds and hail expanded the affected area to the Vales, Serra and Campanha regions. In the same period, a tornado hit the municipalities of Giruá, Sete de Setembro and Senador Salgado Filho, devastating rural properties. The extent of the damage appears mainly in infrastructure. Problems with production flow were recorded in 485 communities and damage to more than 18 thousand kilometers of local roads. 1,730 houses, 1,396 warehouses, 204 silos, 223 horticultural greenhouses and 183 dams used for fish farming and irrigation were also affected. In total, 2,343 producers suffered losses in rural buildings and facilities. The survey also identified impacts on water supply. There were 173 contaminated sources and 1,205 families without access to water. According to the technical analysis, the situation requires emergency actions to guarantee the supply of drinking water to the affected communities. Wheat and tobacco among the most affected Rainfall hit wheat crops in Não-Me-Toque. Disclosure/ Maiquel Junges Winter plantations recorded significant losses. Damage to grain crops reached more than 79 thousand hectares, with estimated losses of 34,791 tons: Wheat was the most impacted crop, with 40,490 hectares affected, loss of 19,595 tons and losses for 1,969 producers. Canola appears next, with 18,593 hectares affected and losses of 7,788 tons. In horticulture — vegetable cultivation —, losses totaled more than 61.5 thousand tons. Potatoes were one of the most affected crops, with 37,895 tonnes lost. Onions also suffered significant losses: 3,805 tons, compromising the entire planted area registered in the affected municipalities. In fruit growing, losses reached 6,966 tons. Citrus concentrated practically all the impact, with emphasis on orange and bergamot. There were 493 producers affected, equivalent to almost all fruit producers included in the survey. Tobacco recorded the highest volume of losses among the crops evaluated. According to the report, 40,060 tons were lost in an area of ??2,847 hectares. In total, 788 producers were affected. In addition to the damage to production, 16 curing ovens suffered damage. Milk production struggling Livestock farming was also impacted by climate events. The survey recorded the deaths of 43 beef cattle, 25 dairy cattle and 51 pigs, in addition to the loss of 17.4 tons of fish and 30 beekeeping boxes. With damaged roads and difficulties in accessing rural properties, 192,806 liters of milk were no longer collected per day. The accumulated volume not sold reached more than 2.3 million liters, affecting 1,788 producers. More than 100 thousand hectares of pastures were also impacted, with average productivity losses of between 26% and 27%, compromising livestock nutrition and increasing production costs. VIDEOS: Everything about RS