Death toll from floods in Brazil hits 113 as rain returns

Rains returned to Rio Grande do Sul on Friday as the death toll from historic floods in Brazil’s southernmost state reached 113, with 146 people still unaccounted for, local authorities said.

The heavy rainfall, linked to this year’s strong El Niño current meeting other weather fronts caused several rivers and lakes in the region to reach their highest levels everand burst their banks.

Floods inundated downtown Porto Alegre, the state capital, and turned streets into rivers in outlying cities...