One video, shared on social media, showed the minute before the incident, with people warning that « lots of stones are falling. »
Ten people died when a cliff collapsed onto tourist boats on a lake in Brazil, officials said Sunday after the bodies of two missing people were found. On Saturday a large rock fragment broke free of a ravine and plunged onto four boats in Furnas Lake in Brazil’s eastern Minas Gerais state, as panicked tourists watched helplessly from other vessels. Dramatic videos shared on social networks captured the moment the cliff collapsed. URGENTE Rocha desaba sobre banhistas em #EscarpasdoLago (MG) Confira: https://t.co/xPnulAgs0E #R7Minas pic.twitter.com/zZukQA1cww The bodies of the two remaining missing individuals were found Sunday by rescuers, civil police commissioner Marcos de Souza Pimenta told reporters. More than 30 people were injured, including nine who had to be hospitalized, authorities said. The death toll Saturday was originally given as seven, with three people missing. The 10 who died were part of a group of family and friends on the boat that suffered the biggest impact from the rockfall, according to rescuers.
