12 killed during Brazil river procession for Virgin Mary

Traditional river procession in honour of the Virgin Mary in the Brazilian state of Amapa ends in tragedy as over capacity boat catches fire, leading to at leats 12 fatalities with six people still unaccounted for.

Twelve people were killed Saturday when their boat sank in northern Brazil during a traditional procession on a river in honour of the Virgin Mary, relief workers said. Six other people were still missing from the ship that was carrying 100 participants even though it had a capacity limit of 40, firefighters said. Firefighters had accompanied the procession but the accident took place as the boats were returning to their ports, a spokesman said.

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