Shocking collapse of a ravine on boats with tourists causes a tragedy in Brazil


At least seven people died and 30 were injured on Saturday after an accident of tourist speedboats between the canyons of a lake in the Brazilian town of Capitólio, in the state of Minas Gerais (southeast).

The information was given by the Fire Department during the afternoon, adding that the number of victims could still rise.

At least three missing have also been reported.

Four boats were hit by a large rocky fragment that broke off from a ravine and fell. Two of those boats suffered a direct impact and sank in the accident.

Lt. Pedro Aihara, a spokesman for the Minas Gerais Fire Department, said in a video sent to the press that at least two of the confirmed dead are men, although they had not been identified at the time.

According to Aihara, the recognition was complex because of the severity of the injuries to the victims’ bodies.

In videos shared on social networks you can see the dramatic moment when the ravine breaks off.

From one of the boats, 14 people were rescued alive and from the other, 10.

The other two boats suffered indirect impacts. From one of them, 10 passengers were rescued alive, and from the fourth boat, 8 people.

According to firefighters, 23 people received medical attention after the accident and were discharged. Two were hospitalized, with exposed fractures.

Original source in Spanish

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