Rock collapse Brazil

A rockface from a cliff in Brazil collapses onto several boats in the water below. Photo: Twitter @oTempo

Watch: Seven killed as rockface collapses onto boats in Brazil

It truly looks like something out of a big budget movie. Unfortunately, this rockface collapse tragedy is real life.

Rock collapse Brazil

A rockface from a cliff in Brazil collapses onto several boats in the water below. Photo: Twitter @oTempo

2022 is not getting off to exactly the best or most relaxed start. A video of a rockface collapse in Brazil has gone viral across the internet. The video shows the wall of rock collapsing onto several boats of onlookers in Capitolio in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil.

7 killed in Brazil rockface collapse

The original video has been viewed more than 10 million times and shows the exact moment the rockface collapses.

Rescue operations are still underway with three people still missing. On top of the seven people killed, 9 people have been seriously injured. 23 people were treated for light injuries.

In the video recorded on Saturday, passengers of some of the boats can be seen being flung into the air.

The area has been hit by heavy rains in the last two weeks. Initial reports suggest that this could have played a key role in loosening the boulders, leading to the rockface collapse.

“We are all stunned, nobody knows how many victims, but I can already tell you that there were not one or two deaths, but many deaths,” he said. “There are a lot of hurt people. The region is full of ambulances that have come from other areas to pick up the victims, but no one yet realizes the scale of the tragedy here.”

A local worker in the area told the Brazilian oTempo

Tourists stunned at Brazil rock collapse

The collapse took place at a popular tourist destination in Brazil. The Furnas Lake is normally packed with boats of onlookers admiring the rockface. The lake was created in 1958 in conjunction with the launch of a new hydroelectric plant.

Rescue helicopters and divers are continuing their search for more bodies.

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