10 Dead as Car Submerges in Rio Lake

Ten people, including five children, died on Saturday evening after their car plunged into a lake in Barra Mansa, a municipality roughly 85 miles from Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian emergency services rushed to the scene following the incident, which occurred during a period of intense weather across the region.

A team of around 30 firefighters and two divers recovered the victims from the submerged vehicle.

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In an official statement, the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro confirmed that all 10 occupants were already deceased when rescuers reached them inside the car.

10 dead as car submerges in Rio Lake (News Central TV) — 10 dead as a car submerges in Rio Lake.  Credit: Al Jazeera

Local authorities are treating the event as an accident, and police have opened an investigation to establish the exact circumstances leading up to the crash.

Downpours hit the broader Rio area on Saturday, causing widespread street flooding that reached major tourist districts like Copacabana.

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