The exact moment of the collapse of the dam that generated the tragedy in Brazil | Chronic

A video shows the exact moment when the Brazilian dam collapsed, making more than 100 deaths in the state of Minas Gerais. The incident also left 268 missing, destroyed 270 hectares of land and destroyed homes of more than 100 people.

The images were captured by security cameras and obtained by TV Globo. They show how, in just 30 seconds, an avalanche of mud has eliminated an entire city.

The death toll from the mining tragedy that occurred in Brazil a week ago rose to 110 today, while the rescue services are still looking for 238 people still missing, the fire service said. Minas Gerais.

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The spokesman of the institution, Pedro Aihara, said the teams focus on the work "in 18 predetermined points of attention" and badessed that, seven days after the disaster, the operation had entered "in a slightly more difficult phase".

"We entered a slightly more difficult phase of the operation, considering that the bodies that were in shallow areas had already been found," said the lieutenant, adding that from now on, "The rescue of the bodies will depend on the use of heavy machinery and excavations."

During the day, the research teams had to stop work several times because of the rain that left the mud "pretty unstable" in certain areas and "difficult" the works, reported EFE.

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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.

Last Friday, one of the dams of an iron mine in the city of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais (southeast), in which the mining giant Vale has stored tons of mineral waste, broke and buried the facilities of the own company and hundreds of rural properties.

The disaster also destroyed 270 hectares of land and left at least 108 people homeless. In addition, Vale announced this morning that it was going to negotiate extrajudicial agreements with the Office of the Prosecutor in order to be able to anticipate the payment of the corresponding compensation.

This tragedy occurred three years after the one that took place in Mariana, in the same state, when the collapse of the dams of a dam made 19 deaths and innumerable damage to the wildlife and the regional flora in which it was considered "the worst environmental tragedy in Brazil".