At least 12 people have drowned after a ferry sank in the Amazon River near Peru's border with Colombia, but officials warned the toll would likely rise when recovery efforts restart at dawn on Thursday.
The ship Camila carrying more than 140 passengers from the river port city of Iquitos in northwest Peru sank early on Wednesday morning, and the toll rose steadily through the day as bodies were recovered from the boat and river.
"The death toll rose from five to 12, but tomorrow there could be more deaths (recorded) because there are still many missing," Robert Falcon, head of the region's civil defence force, told reporters.
The Peruvian Navy has joined Coast Guard operations in the search for at least 30 people who remain missing, according to local media reports.
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