At least seven people have been killed, nine seriously injured and three more are missing after part of a steep natural wall fell off a cliff on a tourist boat floating on a lake in southeastern Brazil. This lake, Lake Fournas, is an attraction for visitors to the area.
According to the fire brigade, a huge piece of the imposing volume of rocks suddenly detached from the gorge and fell on boats floating in the green waters of Lake Fourna, in the area of Capitoli, in the state of Minas Gerais.
In dramatic video clips uploaded to social networking sites, one hears tourists screaming in panic as huge volumes of rocks fall into the water, smashing three boats.
According to the Brazilian authorities, three people are missing, however others who expressed fears that they were also missing were found thanks to their mobile phones. Divers were deployed on the lake to search for victims.
Several injured people suffered fractures; one of the victims is being treated in a serious condition in a hospital, he has suffered craniocerebral injuries. Another 23 people needed care for minor injuries, according to authorities.
Brazilian President Zaich Bolsonaro, who shared some of the videos of the accident through his social media accounts, praised the efforts of the Navy, which, once the “unfortunate disaster” occurred, rushed to the scene, “rescuing victims and served the wounded “in hospitals.
There has been heavy rainfall in the area for the past two weeks, which may have caused the gorge section to detach. Also yesterday, Saturday, a ditch overflowed in an iron mine 300 kilometers east, resulting in the cutting of the two highways.
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