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At least ten dead, dozens missing in Brazil boat disaster

| | Aug 24, 2017, at 05:47 pm
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IBNS) : A boat carrying 70 people sank in a major river in the Amazon region of Brazil, leaving at least 10 dead and dozens missing, media reports said quoting authorities.

According to a statement from the Para’s public security, published on Wednesday afternoon, 15 people survived.

The boat left Santarem Monday night and was headed to Vitoria do Xingu in Para.

It sank off the coast of Porto do Moz, a city about 250 kilometers  from Santarem.

The cause of the disaster is yet to be established.

The navy sent a boat and a patrol vessel to assist local authorities in the search.

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