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Giant Rock Dislodges In Brazil Canyon, Killing at Least 7, Injuring Several Others
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<p>BRASILIA, BRAZIL — A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake Saturday and officials said at least seven people died.</p>
<p>Edgard Estevo, commander of the Minas Gerais State Fire Department, said at a news conference that in addition to the dead as many as 20 people might be missing and officials were seeking to identify them.</p>
<p>Officials said at least 32 people were injured, though most had been released from hospitals by Saturday evening.</p>
<p>Video images showed a gathering of small boats moving slowly near the sheer rock cliff on Furnas Lake when a fissure appeared in the rock and a huge piece toppled onto at least two of the vessels.</p>
<p>Edgard Estevo, commander of the Minas Gerais State Fire Department, said at a news conference that in addition to the dead as many as 20 people might be missing and officials were seeking to identify them.</p>
<p>Officials said at least 32 people were injured, though most had been released from hospitals by Saturday evening.</p>
<p>Video images showed a gathering of small boats moving slowly near the sheer rock cliff on Furnas Lake when a fissure appeared in the rock and a huge piece toppled onto at least two of the vessels.</p>
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