{"id":149181,"date":"2022-01-08T22:33:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T22:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=149181"},"modified":"2022-01-08T22:33:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T22:33:23","slug":"what-happened-in-the-brazil-rock-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/what-happened-in-the-brazil-rock-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened in the Brazil rock collapse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NATURAL disasters are known to cause great damage and even loss of life, depending on the severity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A rockslide in Brazil took the lives of at least five people in January of 2022. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/MF-What-happened-Brazil-rock-collapse-COMP.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>What happened in the Brazil rock collapse?<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, January 8, 2022, a rockslide struck at least three pleasure crafts in Lake Furnas, near Capit\u00f3lio, southeast Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the catastrophic event has since gone viral on social media websites, showing the exact moment the cliff breaks off and falls into the water. <\/p>\n<p>At least 32 were injured with nine taken to hospital with severe injuries, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant Pedro Aihara, a spokesman for the MG Fire Department, confirmed the deaths of multiple unidentified victims, with divers searching for more. <\/p>\n<p>According to Globo, at least five have been reported dead since the original report. <\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian Navy has reportedly launched an investigation into the collapse. <\/p>\n<h3>Most read in World News<\/h3>\n<p><style data-emotion=\"css ksk4ta\">.css-ksk4ta{opacity:1;display:block;border-radius:inherit;height:104px;width:156px;-webkit-animation:fadeIn 300ms;animation:fadeIn 300ms;}@-webkit-keyframes fadeIn{from{opacity:0;}to{opacity:1;}}@keyframes fadeIn{from{opacity:0;}to{opacity:1;}}<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/COMP-SKC-CANYON.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1b3rpqk\">.css-1b3rpqk{width:470px;height:104px;margin:0;padding:0 16px 0 16px;border:1px solid #dcdddd;background-color:#ffffff;}<\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1ip4d38\">.css-1ip4d38{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-align-content:center;-ms-flex-line-pack:center;align-content:center;-webkit-box-flex-wrap:nowrap;-webkit-flex-wrap:nowrap;-ms-flex-wrap:nowrap;flex-wrap:nowrap;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:flex-start;margin-left:calc(-4px\/2);margin-right:calc(-4px\/2);width:470px;height:104px;margin:0;padding:0 16px 0 16px;border:1px solid #dcdddd;background-color:#ffffff;}<\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 14dqn90\">.css-14dqn90{display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;margin-left:calc(4px\/2);margin-right:calc(4px\/2);}<\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 12an5ma\">.css-12an5ma{font-family:The Sun;font-size:20px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0%;font-stretch:normal;padding:1px 0px;}.css-12an5ma::before{content:'';display:block;height:0;width:0;margin-bottom:calc(-0.261875em + -1px);}.css-12an5ma::after{content:'';display:block;height:0;width:0;margin-top:calc(-0.25em + -1.3px);}<\/style>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\">\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1hrq1ln\">.css-1hrq1ln{color:rgba(43,92,140,1);text-transform:uppercase;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;margin-right:4px;}.css-1hrq1ln:hover:not(:disabled){-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<p><span>ROCK HORROR <\/span><\/p>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1efa55o\">.css-1efa55o{display:inline;font:inherit;margin:0;color:rgba(34,37,38,1);-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1efa55o:hover:not(:disabled){-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"nk-headline-heading css-1efa55o\">Moment canyon cracks and crushes five people to death with 20 missing<\/h1>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/COMP-SKC-COVID-PROTEST.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\"><span>STREETS OF RAGE <\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"nk-headline-heading css-1efa55o\">Cops &amp; anti-vax passport protesters clash as rules tightened amid Omicron<\/h1>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/COMP-KS-WENDY.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\"><span>MUSCLE GRAN <\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"nk-headline-heading css-1efa55o\">I took up bodybuilding after husband mocked me- now I have man 15 years younger<\/h1>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/JG-COMP-PRINCE-ANDREW-VIRGINIA.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-12an5ma\"><span>LAST CHANCE<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"nk-headline-heading css-1efa55o\">Andrew&#x27;s lawyers in &#x27;fresh bid to get Virginia Robert&#x27;s rape claim dismissed&#x27;<\/h1>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What has been said about the Brazil rock collapse?<\/h2>\n<p>Minas Gerais state Governor Romeu Zema tweeted: &quot;Today we are suffering the pain of a tragedy in our state, due to heavy rains, which caused the loosening of a wall of stones in Lake Furnas, in Capit\u00f3lio.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The Government of Minas is present from the beginning through the Civil Defense and Fire Department.\u00a0Rescue work is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I stand in solidarity with families at this difficult time. We will continue to act to provide the necessary support,&quot; the tweet continued.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Furnas is reportedly a tourist-heavy destination. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;This rock was already very eroded, totally fragmented, it would collapse at some point,&quot; said risk management specialist Gustavo Cunha Melo. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/NINTCHDBPICT000704059595.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>What is a rockslide?<\/h2>\n<p>A rockslide is an avalanche of rock. <\/p>\n<p>The specific type of landslide is caused by rock failure, when part of the bedding plane passes through compacted rock. <\/p>\n<p>Material then collapses in massive blocks. <\/p>\n<p>While a rockslide often occurs from a mountain or a cliff, another type of landfall is known as a slump &#8211; a type of mass wasting that results in the sliding of coherent rock material along a curved surface.<\/p>\n<p>According to the United States Geographical Survey, between 25 and 50 people are estimated to be killed by rockslides in the US alone. <\/p>\n<p>The worldwide death toll per year falls within the thousands, with most fatalities occurring from rock falls and debri flows. <\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/17263790\/what-happened-brazil-rock-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATURAL disasters are known to cause great<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":149180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What happened in the Brazil rock collapse? 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