As many as 20 people may be missing after accident on Furnas Lake

A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled on to pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake on Saturday and officials said at least five people died.

Minas Gerais fire department commander Edgard Estevo told a news conference that in addition to the dead, as many as 20 people may be missing, and said officials are seeking to identify them.

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