At least six people killed and dozens wounded after a slab of rock collapses over boats in Brazil
A massive slab of rock broke away from the canyon wall and and toppled onto pleasure boaters killing many and injuring dozens at the popular tourist destination in Brazil's Minas Gerais state.
Colonel Edgard Estevo da Silva, commander of the Minas Gerais Firefighters, told the press on Saturday that at least five people have died.The commander said in addition to the dead, as many as 20 people might be missing and officials were seeking to identify them. Video images showed a gathering of small boats moving slowly near the sheer rock cliff on Furnas Lake when a fissure appeared in the rock and a huge piece toppled onto at least two of the vessels.
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