Evacuation before the risk of rupture of another Vale Dam – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Authorities evacuated on Sunday residents of at least two communities before the "imminent" danger of the breakage of another Vale Vale mining dam in the same complex where a dam collapsed on Friday, making 34 dead and more than 250 missing.

Alarms rang this morning as there is a high risk of another explosion of the Córrego do Feijao mine, in the city of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais (south of is), according to firefighters.

Rescue teams evacuated residents of the rural communities of Córrego do Feijao and Tejuco, both of which are under the jurisdiction of Brumadinho, and are being displaced further up the area.

"Alarms sounded around 5:30 (7:30 GMT), indicating the possibility of an imminent risk of dam failure B VI, which contains water, since yesterday a pump has been manufactured to evacuate the water in order to empty it and make it safer, "said firefighter spokesman Lieutenant Pedro Aihara.

The mining company Vale, owner of the mine, confirmed in a statement that the alarms had sounded in the mining area of ​​Córrego do Feijao "by detecting higher water levels" in dike VI, which is part of Brumadinho complex.

Due to the risk of a new break, searches were halted this Sunday and, according to the latest reports, there are still 250 to 300 missing, mostly Vale employees, in full divergence between numbers. different institutions involved in the rescue operation.

In addition, at least 34 people died after a sea of ​​waste and lama buried the company's mining plant and several houses located in rural areas along the way.

After the disaster, the Ministry of Justice closed Vale's accounts and determined, through two different processes, the blockade of R $ 6,000 million (about $ 1,621 million) from the company to "protect immediately and effectively victims and reduce the number of victims. " consequences "of the disaster.

At the same time, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) fined the mining company 250 million reais (about 67.5 million dollars) following the incident.