Bolsonaro flew over the area devastated by an avalanche of mud | Chronic

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, overflew Saturday the area covered by an avalanche of mud caused by the collapse of the dams of a mine containing mineral waste from Vale, in Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais. Up to now, there are 9 dead and around 300 missing.

On board a helicopter, Bolsonaro observed the situation in the city of 39,000 inhabitants, partially covered by the quagmire, according to Ansa.

The president has formed a crisis committee composed of several ministers with whom he will meet Saturday at Cofins airport in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais.

The Brazilian president on Friday signed a decree and created the Ministerial Council for Disaster Response Monitoring, coordinated by the minister of the Civil House, said Bolsonaro himself on his Twitter account.

"The objective is to monitor and monitor the activities to be developed as a result of the disaster and to accompany the relief, badistance, restoration of the essential services concerned, restoration of ecosystems and reconstruction, " said the president in the social network.

According to the latest official report, 9 people have died and 23 are hospitalized, while the fire department estimates about 300 the number of missing persons.

Vale, for its part, said at least 150 employees of this company, one of the largest multinationals in Brazil, are among the missing.