A statement issued last night read: ‘Marica Town Hall deeply regrets the tragedy that occurred yesterday afternoon at Araçatiba Lagoon, when one person died and two were injured after the structure of the Christmas tree that was being assembled collapsed.
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One man has been killed and two more injured after a giant Christmas tree collapsed and crashed into the sea in South America.
Workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, had been preparing the 360,000 lights on the 184ft floating structure ready for them to be switched on at an official opening ceremony tomorrow.
A 21-year-old man called Vinicius dos Santos Abreu was killed in the tragedy, with two others suffering injuries.
