Death Toll From Rains in Brazil’s South Reaches 143, Government Sets Emergency Spending
RIO DE JANEIRO—The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil defense government body said on Sunday, up from 136 in the previous day, while another 131 people remain unaccounted for. On Saturday evening the government announced around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency […]