3 dead, 9 missing after boat capsizes in Brazil's Amazon River

SAO PAULO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- At least three people died, including a one-year-old baby, 16 others were injured and nine were missing after a boat capsized in northern Brazil's Amazon River, police reported Tuesday.

The boat, "M. Monteiro," was carrying more than 200 passengers when it caught fire after an explosion on Monday near the municipality of Uarini in the Amazonas state.

According to a police sp