[1] The flood destroyed a large part of the Riacho Railway, which connected the center with the neighborhoods in the southern city.
[6] Nearby crops in Cachoeira were damaged, and three farmers committed suicide in the municipality for unknown reasons.
[2] One bomber flown by R. E. Koon of the United States Army Air Corps flew to the location with US$5,000 worth of serums for the victims.
[7] The serum was donated by the American Red Cross and is intended to prevent a potential epidemic hazard that was indirectly caused by the flooding.
[8] In 1971–1974, in response to the flood, the Mauá Wall was built by the Departamento Nacional de Obras e Saneamento (DNOS).