Brazil unveils infrastructure plan with disaster prevention works

BRASILIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday unveiled an infrastructure building plan worth 18.3 billion reals (about 3.6 billion U.S. dollars), including 1.7 billion reals (about 334 million U.S. dollars) for disaster prevention projects.

The Growth Acceleration Program has been launched as Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul grapples with the impact of devastating storms and flooding that have left at least 100 people dead.