Toll climbs to 8 in Brazil cliff collapse, 2 missing

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RIO DE JANEIRO: Rescuers searched Sunday (Jan 9) for two people still missing as the death toll rose to eight from a cliff that collapsed onto tourist boats on a lake in Brazil, officials said. The latest body was found submerged under water, rescue official Rodrigo Castro of southeastern Minas Gerais stat

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rescuers searched Sunday for two people still missing as the death toll rose to eight from a cliff that collapsed onto tourist boats on a lake in Brazil, officials said.

President Jair Bolsonaro retweeted some of these videos on his account, and reported that"as soon as the unfortunate disaster occurred, the Brazilian Navy moved to the site to rescue victims and transport the injured." Very heavy rain has fallen in recent days in southeastern Brazil, possibly precipitating the collapse, according to firefighters.

 

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