Venezuela and Mexico suffered the two worst floods in Latin America between 1990 and 2024, in terms of the total value of material losses. In December 1999, Venezuela experienced a flood that caused losses of around * billion U.S. dollars, placing it first in the ranking. Mexico, for its part, ranks second on the list, with a flood causing material damages valued at **** billion U.S. dollars in October 2007. It is worth highlighting, however, the floods in Rio Grande do Sul suffered in 2024 in Brazil between April 28 and May 6 due to heavy rains. These resulted in economic losses of just over * billion U.S. dollars, making it not only the worst natural disaster in the region that year but also the third worst flood in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Sigma. (June 27, 2025). Worst floods in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990 and 2024, according to total losses (in billions of U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1634523/total-loss-value-of-the-worst-floods-in-latin-america/
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