SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A passenger boat carrying about 70 people sank in the northern Brazilian state of Pará, with at least seven people confirmed dead, authorities said on Wednesday. Authorities said 25 people had been found alive following the Tuesday night shipwreck on the Xingu River, according to a statement from the State Secretary for Public Security and Social Defense. A boat carrying 70 people sank on a major river in northern Brazil with at least seven dead and dozens missing, authorities said Wednesday.Authorities said the boat was traveling on the Xingu River when it sank late Tuesday. The cause was not immediately clear. The Folha de S. Paulo newspaper said the vessel left on Monday night from Santarem and was heading to Vitoria do Xingu. Travel by river is common in Brazil’s northern states, which include the Amazon rainforest and have relatively fewer major roads.
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