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At least three people, including a one-year-old baby, have died, and 16 others were injured after a boat capsized in Brazil’s Amazon River. The incident occurred on Monday when the boat, “M. Monteiro,” carrying over 200 passengers, caught fire following an explosion near Uarini in Amazonas state.
At least three people, including a one-year-old baby, have died, and 16 others were injured after a boat capsized in Brazil’s Amazon River. The incident occurred on Monday when the boat, “M. Monteiro,” carrying over 200 passengers, caught fire following an explosion near Uarini in Amazonas state. Fortunately, 183 passengers survived the ordeal. The boat had departed from Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, on Saturday, heading to Tabatinga, a city on the Brazil-Colombia-Peru border. The tragedy is the second such incident in Amazonas in three days; on Saturday, the “Comandante Souza III” also capsized after a fire, resulting in four deaths and five missing. The ongoing fires and boat accidents in the region highlight significant safety concerns for river transportation in the Amazon. Authorities are investigating both incidents to prevent future tragedies and improve safety protocols.
