Rio de Janeiro, Sep 9 : At at least 14 people died and 26 people were missing after a boat capsized early on Thursday morning in Belem, the Brazilian city of Belem the capital of northern Para state, sources from the official have reported.The boat was on its way between Camara located situated on the island of Marajo as well as Belem when it went down close to Saudade Beach on the island of Cotijuba, Xinhua news agency reported.
The reason of the accident is yet to be established.
According to the Public Security Secretariat (Segup) the ship was not licensed to carry passengers and set sail from a port that was not a secret.
Firefighters started an operation to search and rescue with the assistance of divers and nine boats, as well as helicopters to recover the bodies and find those who are missing.
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