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| Dozens missing in Brazil capsize | Dozens missing in Brazil capsize |
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| At least 12 people have died and more than 40 are missing after a passenger boat capsized on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil. | |
| The accident occurred on the River Solimoes as passengers were returning from a party near the city of Manaus. | The accident occurred on the River Solimoes as passengers were returning from a party near the city of Manaus. |
| Reports of the number of people on the Comandante Sales passenger boat vary from 80 to 150, far more than the allowed capacity of 50. | Reports of the number of people on the Comandante Sales passenger boat vary from 80 to 150, far more than the allowed capacity of 50. |
| Fire-fighters and 15 divers are trying to locate survivors in the silty river. | Fire-fighters and 15 divers are trying to locate survivors in the silty river. |
| The accident occurred on the Solimoes at around dawn on Sunday about 80km (50 miles) from Manaus, the city's fire department said. | The accident occurred on the Solimoes at around dawn on Sunday about 80km (50 miles) from Manaus, the city's fire department said. |
| Boats on the Amazon and its tributaries are frequently overloaded in passengers and cargo. | Boats on the Amazon and its tributaries are frequently overloaded in passengers and cargo. |
| Fire Lt Col Raimundo Rodrigues da Silva said the dead had not yet been identified. | Fire Lt Col Raimundo Rodrigues da Silva said the dead had not yet been identified. |
| Many people may have been asleep below deck when the accident happened, he said. | Many people may have been asleep below deck when the accident happened, he said. |