RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left 136 dead and 125 missing, according to a latest report established on Saturday by local authorities.
Floods in Brazil’s southernmost state, where nearly 11 million people live, have also displaced nearly 340,000 people, according to local civil defense.
(Reporting Fabio Teixeira; French version Elizabeth Pineau)
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