Death toll from rains in Brazil’s south reaches 143, govt announces emergency spending

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil defense government body said today, up from 136 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for.

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