15 dead, up to 40 missing in Brazilian shipwreck: official

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) — At least 15 people drowned Sunday and as many as 40 remained missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in the Solimoes river in the northwestern Brazilian state of Amazonas, the Brazilian navy said.

Emergency services rushed to the scene near Manacapuru, 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Amazonas capital Manaus, and recovered the bodies of 15 people from the water, an Amazonas fire department official said.

Navy diving teams teams continued to look for between 30 and 40 ...