Brazil floods kill 143, government announces emergency spending

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 12 - 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.

With this new money, more than 60 billion reais in federal funds has already been made available to the state, said the federal government in a statement on Saturday."We know that not everything can be recovered, mothers have lost their children and children have lost their mothers," said Lula on social media X, in a statement to mark Mother's Day.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people impacted by this tragedy and the first responders working to rescue and provide medical care to families and individuals," said Biden.

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