The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil\u2019s Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, local civil defense said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for.
\nStorms and floods battering the South American country\u2019s southernmost state, home to some 10.9 million people, have also left almost 340,000 displaced, according to the local civil defence.
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