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| Worker dies in fall at Manaus World Cup stadium | Worker dies in fall at Manaus World Cup stadium |
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| A construction worker died in Brazil early on Saturday morning after falling off the roof of a stadium in the Amazon jungle, adding to safety concerns as the country races to finish building in time to host the 2014 World Cup. | A construction worker died in Brazil early on Saturday morning after falling off the roof of a stadium in the Amazon jungle, adding to safety concerns as the country races to finish building in time to host the 2014 World Cup. |
| Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, died in a hospital in Manaus at around 4am, according to the local forensic centre. He fell nearly 35 metres (115 feet) after a cable at the Arena Amazônia broke. | |
| "Fifa and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) learnt of the death of the worker on Saturday at the Arena Amazônia site with great sadness," read a statement. "We would like to send our most sincere condolences to his family, relatives, colleagues and friends." | |
| Workers had already been killed at three of Brazil's 12 World Cup stadiums. Fatal accidents have occurred in Manaus, Brasilia and most recently in São Paulo, where two people died on 27 November after a crane collapsed in the arena that is to host the opening game on 12 June. | Workers had already been killed at three of Brazil's 12 World Cup stadiums. Fatal accidents have occurred in Manaus, Brasilia and most recently in São Paulo, where two people died on 27 November after a crane collapsed in the arena that is to host the opening game on 12 June. |
| Preparations for the World Cup have also been plagued by delays, accidents, cost overruns, and public anger over government waste that contributed to massive nationwide street protests last year. | Preparations for the World Cup have also been plagued by delays, accidents, cost overruns, and public anger over government waste that contributed to massive nationwide street protests last year. |
| Andrade Gutierrez, the Brazilian firm building the Amazon stadium, said in a statement that Ferreira worked for a company that had been contracted to build the arena's cover and an internal investigation of the incident would be conducted. | Andrade Gutierrez, the Brazilian firm building the Amazon stadium, said in a statement that Ferreira worked for a company that had been contracted to build the arena's cover and an internal investigation of the incident would be conducted. |
| Manaus will host four games, including high-profile encounters involving teams from England, Italy, USA and Portugal. | |
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