Nearly 99 dead and 259 missing because of the tragedy of the Brazilian dam | Chronic

Six days after breaking a dike from the mining giant Vale dam in the Brazilian city of Brumadinho, authorities in that country have brought the number of casualties to 99, while 259 people are still missing.

The report made Wednesday night by firefighters in Minas Gerais explains during a press conference that the search and rescue work is divided into 18 points along the river of mud and mineral waste that has buried much of from the city and left in more than 175 people homeless.

In addition, firefighters announced at a press conference that the rescue services had managed to recover 15 bodies only Wednesday, of which 10 were in the dining room of the company Vale, responsible for the mine where the disaster occurred.

Six days after what is already considered one of the major environmental tragedies in Brazil, rescuers see the chances of finding more and more survivors.

On the other hand, the spokesman of the military police of Minas Gerais, the mayor Flávio Santiago, announced that the squads of a battalion of special operations of the institution would participate in search and rescue operations "specific points of difficult access".

During the day, the work of more than 500 people involved in the rescue services, including 58 volunteers and 136 Israeli soldiers who arrived on Monday, was interrupted. "specific moments" because of heavy rains that hit the area but did not influence "significant" in the works, he added.