A post circulating on social media compares some numbers resulting from the storms that have 6️⃣ been hitting Rio Grande do Sul in recent months with data from Hurricane Katrina, which hit the United States 19 6️⃣ years ago. However, the information is #FAKE.

The post, published on Twitter and already with more than a hundred thousand views, 6️⃣ claims that 400,000 people were left homeless in the United States due to Katrina, a number lower, according to the 6️⃣ post, than that of Rio Grande do Sul, which would have recorded 618,000.

Both numbers are incorrect. According to the most 6️⃣ recent balance released by the state government, the state has 582,633 displaced persons, while Katrina managed to displace more than 6️⃣ one million people.

When citing the amounts involved in the reconstruction of areas affected by Katrina, the post cites the amount 6️⃣ of 125 billion dollars (about R$ 641 billion), below the 190 billion (about R$ 974 billion) announced as expenses for 6️⃣ the recovery of areas hit by the hurricane.

In this case, the post does not bring equivalent numbers for Rio Grande 6️⃣ do Sul, but the governor himself, Eduardo Leite (PSDB), estimated at R$ 19 billion the 'cost for the state's reconstruction 6️⃣ plan after the floods'.

Another wrong number in the post is the one related to the flooded area. According to the 6️⃣ post, in the state, "3,800 km" square of land were flooded. The casino online online consulted environmental engineers and doctoral students at 6️⃣ the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Iporã Possantti and José Müller, who developed a database and geographical information 6️⃣ of the Guaíba Lake and Lagoa dos Patos Hydrographic Region.

An estimate made by the team on May 6 indicates that 6️⃣ the flooded area is 3,274 km², with another 514 km² covered in mud throughout the state. For comparison, the area 6️⃣ flooded by Hurricane Katrina reached 233,000 km².

Finally, the post also omits one of the most important numbers of large 6️⃣ tragedies: that of fatal victims. Hurricane Katrina left 1,392 dead, a much higher number than the 157 chuvas victims in 6️⃣ Rio Grande do Sul to date - 88 people are still missing, according to the latest balance released by the 6️⃣ Civil Defense of the state.