At least seven people have been killed and another 20 are missing after part of a cliff collapsed onto leisure boats on a Brazilian lake.
Rubble at the spot where part of of the canyon wall collapsed onto speedboats in Lake Furnas, near Capitolio, Brazil. Photo: AFP/ Minas Gerais Fire Department
Another three are missing and 32 are injured following the accident in the south-east of the country.
Video circulating online shows the moment the rock detaches from the cliff face as onlookers try to yell warnings to the boats beneath.
At least one of the boats appears to have sunk, while others managed to escape.
The collapse at 11am local time (14:00 GMT) followed days of rain in Minas Gerais state, which had made the cliffs more susceptible to collapse, local fire officials told reporters.
Three vessels were hit by falling rock, lieutenant Pedro Aihara told reporters. Out of the 32 injured, nine people were in hospital.
Divers and helicopters are searching the water for any more survivors.
Twenty people were initially reported missing, but Lt Aihara said most were accounted for after checking hospital lists.
- BBC
