Tragedy in Brazil: At least 7 dead and more than 100 missing after a mudslide

January 25, 2019

After the dam broke, an avalanche swept through the city of Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerais. 100 other people were saved.

At least 7 people have died and more than 300 have been missing since Friday after a Vale mining company's waste containment dyke, causing an avalanche in the city of Brumadinho, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

This is the moment of the avalanche of mud that occurred in Brazil

As reported by the fire department at the news agency AFP There were several deaths after the mud spread to the area. It is 60 kilometers from Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, and one of the rescuers said: "According to the stories we receive, several people have died. The waste stream has taken over the entire surface of the business. "

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The authorities recommend not to approach the place. According to the inhabitants of the region, the mud that is spreading everywhere is toxic and "finished everything" in its path. The company issued a statement: "Vale's top priority right now is to preserve and protect the lives of employees and members of the community."

Desperate: a bus is about to be buried by an avalanche

"People are under this stuff and it is very heavy, it is very difficult to get people out," said Brazilian journalist Gabriela Grosskopf, who also added that the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, would fly over the region: " The truth is that nothing can be done yet. "

Sorry or left in Brumadinho-MG. Determine or remove two Ministers of Regional Development and Mines and Energy, as well as the National Secretary for Civil Defense for a region.

– Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) January 25, 2019

Local media recalls an episode that occurred three years ago, after the breakup of the dikes of the Samarco mining company, which had caused the biggest environmental disaster in Brazil, causing 19 deaths as a result. a spill of mineral waste.