Death toll from south Brazil storms rises to 116
SAO PAULO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from deadly storms in south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 116, the Civil Defense agency said on Friday.
Another 143 people were missing, with 756 injured and around 400,000 evacuated, according to the agency's latest update.
A total of 1,947,372 people were affected by the storms, while 70,863 were rescued by security forces and rescuers, the