Shocking: it's the moment when the dam gave way to the Brazilian people

After the tragedy that shook the city of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil, a frightening video was released on Friday, showing the location of the mining dam and causing a deadly avalanche.

In the last hours of Thursday, it was known that the death toll had risen to 110, while the emergency services are still looking for 238 people still missing, announced the fire service. State of Minas Gerais.

The spokesman of the institution, Pedro Aihara, said the teams focus their work "on 18 predetermined points of attention". "We have entered a slightly more difficult phase of the operation, considering that the bodies that were in shallow areas have already been found," said the lieutenant, adding that, henceforth, "the rescue of corpses will depend on large machines and excavations ".

During the day, the research teams had to interrupt their work several times due to rain, which left the mud "quite unstable" in some areas and "hindered" the work, reported the report. EFE news agency.

According to the civilian police in Minas Gerais, of the 110 dead, 71 had already been identified, mainly Vale workers who were in the dining room at the time of the avalanche.

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