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Ferry sinks in Amazon collision Ferry sinks in Amazon collision
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At least three people have been killed and 20 are reported missing after a ferry sank as a result of a collision with a barge on the Brazilian Amazon. At least 10 people have been killed and nine are still missing after a ferry sank as a result of a collision with a barge on the Brazilian Amazon.
They collided during the night near Itacoatiara in the jungle state of Amazonas, and most victims seem to have been trapped in cabins on the ferry. The vessels collided early on Thursday near Itacoatiara in the jungle state of Amazonas, and most victims seem to have been trapped in cabins on the ferry.
More than 100 people were aboard the ferry at the time, local sources say. More than 100 people were aboard the ferry at the time, and rescue teams pulled 90 people from the water.
A rescue official said the chances of finding any of the 20 people missing alive were remote. But chances of finding any more survivors were slim, officials said.
A navy vessel and a helicopter are being used to help in the search operation. A navy vessel, a helicopter and some 70 rescuers are being used to help in the search operation, which is due to continue after dawn on Friday.
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State fire spokesman Lt Clovis Araujo said a nearby floating police station and a number of small boats had rescued 92 people from the ferry, the Almirante Monteiro.State fire spokesman Lt Clovis Araujo said a nearby floating police station and a number of small boats had rescued 92 people from the ferry, the Almirante Monteiro.
There were no reports of damage or casualties aboard the heavy goods barge, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.There were no reports of damage or casualties aboard the heavy goods barge, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
The confirmed dead, he added, were a woman and two children.The confirmed dead, he added, were a woman and two children.
State public safety department spokesman Aguinaldo Rodrigues said that nearly all the survivors appeared to be passengers sleeping in hammocks on the ferry's deck. Nearly all the survivors appeared to be passengers sleeping in hammocks on the ferry's deck, said Aguinaldo Rodrigues , a state public safety department spokesman.
While it was too early to establish the cause of the collision, he added, visibility had been "very poor" during the lunar eclipse which began on Wednesday night.While it was too early to establish the cause of the collision, he added, visibility had been "very poor" during the lunar eclipse which began on Wednesday night.
The collision happened on an isolated stretch of the river.The collision happened on an isolated stretch of the river.
The ferry had a capacity of 165 passengers but was not full at the time of the accident.The ferry had a capacity of 165 passengers but was not full at the time of the accident.
An inquiry will now be launched to try to establish the cause of the collision and an initial report is expected within 90 days.An inquiry will now be launched to try to establish the cause of the collision and an initial report is expected within 90 days.