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| Bus plunge in southern Brazil leaves 32 dead | Bus plunge in southern Brazil leaves 32 dead |
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| A tour bus has plunged off a cliff in southern Brazil, killing at least 32 people. | |
| Police say the bus, carrying about 50 people, fell down the 400m (1,300ft) cliff near the city of Joinville in Santa Catarina state. | |
| Rescue teams are on site and police say there are still people trapped. | |
| The cause of the accident is not clear. However, according to Brazil's G1 news website, the driver may have lost control of the bus on a bend. | The cause of the accident is not clear. However, according to Brazil's G1 news website, the driver may have lost control of the bus on a bend. |
| The bus fell into a wooded ravine as night fell and difficult access to the site was hampering the rescue effort, a local government spokesman told AFP news agency. | |
| The mountainous area is a popular tourist attraction. | |
| A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene but could not land due to the terrain, local media reported. | |
| However, emergency crews said 12 survivors had been taken to hospitals in Joinville and Campo Alegre. | |
| "There are people out there, on the hill, in the bus, trapped in the wreckage." Colonel Nelson Coelho said in a statement. | |
| "But the chances of finding someone alive are pretty slim." |