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Brazil boat capsizes, 11 children feared drowned
Brazilian rescuers are searching for seven children feared drowned after a small ferry boat capsized in a remote area of northeastern Bahia state.
Updated on: Sep 14, 2010, 08:30:41 IST
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Brazilian rescuers are searching for seven children feared drowned after a small ferry boat capsized in a remote area of northeastern Bahia state.
Police say on Monday the bodies of four children have already been found following the late-Sunday accident near the town of Pilao Arcado.
Authorities suspect strong winds and rough waters caused the boat to capsize.
The four children found dead are all less than 6 years old and all are from the same family.
Police say seven people - mostly adults - survived the accident.
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