[2] It affected around 60 towns and over 1.5 million people in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil.

[5][6][7] A further 150,000 have been left without electricity, while water rationing is being carried out in at least one town due to purification problems.

[3] Santa Catarina state Governor Luiz Henrique da Silveira had earlier suggested that the final death toll was likely to be over 50,[2] a figure that has proved optimistic.

Several towns in the region have become cut off due to floodwater and landslide debris and on November 23 the Mayor of Blumenau, João Paulo Kleinübing, declared a state of emergency in the city.

[15] A site showed up on the Brazilian blogosphere to keep people informed and offering a channel for donations.