Ascension of 58 victims after the collapse of a dam in Brazil

The number of dead after the collapse of a dam in a mining complex in Brazil he rose to 58 this Sunday, while the number of missing persons stood at 305, as confirmed by the Civil Defense of Minas Gerais.

Relief operations will continue during the night, since firefighters have found a bus with possible victims inside.

"As long as it is possible to find a person alive, the firefighter works in this light. We will search and try to locate the people who have their lives saved, but over time, the situation gets worse, "the spokesman of the Civil Defense of Minas Gerais told reporters. Flavio Godinho.

The specialists carried out drainage works and managed to extract a large part of the water from the dam. Thus, according to Aihara, for the moment "there is no risk of rupture".

After the alarms that rang this morning, were evacuated about 3000 people this Sunday in various communities of the municipality of Brumadinho (southeast), confirmed to EFE the second lieutenant of the firemen Gertel Vaz de Souza.

Vaz said that at the beginning it was estimated that about 24,000 people could be evicted from their homes "in all areas" of Brumadinho if it was not possible to reduce the risk dam, but the professionals managed to control the situation.

"The office of the Attorney General of Minas Gerais went to the site (second dam) with an external consultant and a good part was already exhausted, the situation is much safer and we can work with a higher degree of security ", did he declare.

As a result, most evacuees this Sunday were able to return home, according to Flavio Santiago, spokesman for the military police.