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A 6-year-old girl remains missing after a landslide swept her family's home into Brazil's Solimões River, injuring 9 people as rescue efforts continue.
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Six-year-old remains missing after family home is swept away in landslide

William McGee
Last updated: October 9, 2024 9:43 am
William McGee Published October 9, 2024
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A family home was swept away in a landslide. (Picture: Jam Press)
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A six-year-old girl remains missing and nine people were injured after a landslide swept her family home away.

Horror footage taken from a boat shows how a large section of the riverbank crumbled into the water.

A houseboat was swept downstream by the force of the landslide and smashed into the side of a barge.

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The horror unfolded yesterday (7 Oct) morning.

Letícia Correia de Queiroz and her family had been living in the houseboat seen in the footage for 28 years.

A 6-year-old girl remains missing after a landslide swept her family's home into Brazil's Solimões River, injuring 9 people as rescue efforts continue.
Letícia Correia de Queiroz, 6 years old, who is missing after the landslide incident. (Picture: Jam Press)

Her father, Osmar Pinheiro de Queiroz, and his wife were out fishing when the riverbank gave way.

They could only look on in despair as their house disappeared on the Solimões River in Manacapuru, Brazil.

Letícia and her teenage sister were at home at the time.

The older sister managed to get away in a canoe, but Letícia hasn’t been seen since.

Osmar, 37, said: “When she noticed the ground collapsing, she ran to grab the child and try to save her.

“But she couldn’t, as the barge collided with the floating house just as she was leaving.

“It all happened in the blink of an eye. There was no time to react.”

Nine people were taken to hospital with cuts, scrapes, and other minor injuries after the landslip.

Five are still in the hospital under observation.

The Fire Department suspended the search for Letícia at around 7 pm yesterday (7 October) due to darkness.

A 6-year-old girl remains missing after a landslide swept her family's home into Brazil's Solimões River, injuring 9 people as rescue efforts continue.
Letícia Correia de Queiroz, 6 years old, who is missing after the landslide incident. (Picture: Jam Press)

It was set to resume at 7 am today (8 October).

The area remains at risk of further landslides, as reported by Need To Know.

The Brazilian Navy has said it will investigate the disaster.

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