China News Agency, Sao Paulo, October 17 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to Brazilian media reports on the 16th, a cruise ship capsized on the 15th local time in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, resulting in 7 deaths and 14 rescued.
According to a report on the 16th by the Brazilian Global Network, on the afternoon of the 15th local time, a cruise ship carrying 21 people overturned on the Paraguay River near Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul, killing 7 people.
The accident was located in the famous Pantanal wetland in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, about 10 kilometers from the port of Corumba.
Most of the victims were tourists from the Brazilian state of Goiás, including two brothers aged 78 and 71, and three members of another family.
The 64-year-old captain Vitor Celestino Francelino (Vitor Celestino Francelino) also died in the accident.
At the time of the incident, there were 9 crew members on the cruise ship.
According to reports, the ship involved was a cruise ship from a local hotel.
At the time of the incident, there was a strong wind of 45 kilometers per hour, and rescuers said that it is currently believed that the high wind caused the capsizing of the cruise ship.
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