WATCH: Horrifying Moment Cliff Collapses Onto Boats Packed With Tourists
A group of boaters was crushed to death last week when the side of a cliff collapsed onto them while they were on a lake in Brazil.
The towering slab of rock broke off from Lago de Furnas canyon wall at Lake Furnas, leaving at least seven dead with 3 missing and approximately 30 injured.
The incident happened after the area had been pounded by rainstorms, which local officials said made the cliffs more susceptible to collapsing.
WATCH:
URGENTE!!! Pedras se soltam de cânion em Capitólio, em Minas, e atingem três lanchas. pic.twitter.com/784wN6HbFy
— O Tempo (@otempo) January 8, 2022
“We are suffering the pain of a tragedy in our state due to heavy rains, which caused the loosening of a wall of stones in Lake Furnas, in Capitolio,” Minas Gerais Gov. Romeu Zema said on social media. “I stand in solidarity with the families at this difficult time.”
“Furnas Lake was created in 1958 as part of a hydroelectric plant,” USA Today reported. “It’s a popular tourist area, and Capitolio, which has about 8,400 residents, can draw 5,000 visitors on a normal weekend and up to 30,000 on holidays.”
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