Shipwreck death toll rises to 8 in northeastern Brazil

SAO PAULO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the shipwreck of a passenger boat that occurred last Sunday in Bahia de Todos los Santos, near the city of Salvador in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, has risen to eight, confirmed the local Fire Department on Tuesday.

Among the eight bodies found so far, two are minors, including a teenager, and the exact number of passengers at the time of the shipw