They fear a pollution of the rivers after the collapse of the mine Vera in Minas Gerais

The scenario in Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, is bleak. As confirmed local media, after the waste containment dyke of the Vale mining company in Brumadinho, contaminated mud will arrive in the next two weeks to the San Francisco River.

This forecast was supported by researchers from the Geological Survey of Brazil and the National Water Agency. Before settling there, he will first cross the Retiro hydroelectric power station, where the authorities They estimate that much of the waste should be depreciated.

This wave of mud, which has left more than 50 dead and 300 missing in Brumadinho, travel the region at a speed of 1 kilometer per hour, according to the government.

The Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Brazil is the first document indicating that the mud of the Vale dam will reach the San Francisco River. And already generated contradictions with some local officials. As for example, the Mining Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Alexander Vidigal, who denied this possibility Monday.

Meanwhile, rescuers have resumed searching for hundreds of missing people in Brumadinho. According to the fire department, "they planned to evacuate 24,000 people from their homes, as there were between 3 and 4 million cubic meters of water in the dam's compartment. R6 ".

Searches were interrupted this Sunday before the risk of breakage of another dams Vale Mining Complex, in the city where the Inhotim Open Air Museum is located.

Neighbors in the area badured that the tragedy was of such magnitude because the security siren was not working. According to the local newspaper Correio do Povo, Maria Aparecida dos Santos, machine operator, said that was alerted by locals and never for the siren, as it should have happened. "They screamed and I ran away, it was a scene of terror," he said.

The avalanche has devastated houses, vehicles and found objects in its path. The mud that flooded the area is toxic and, according to the history of the inhabitants, "finished everything".

The reverse of the mining company on the market

After the collapse of its dam, the Vale mining company suspended the payment of dividends to shareholders and its listing on Wall Street and San Pablo collapsed. Shares collapsed to 16% in New York and 22% in Bovespa.

In total, it is estimated that the company lost about 62 billion reals (about 16.4 billion dollars) in market capitalization, according to the agency Reuters. In addition, HSBC banks and Credit Suisse, as well as investment firm Jefferies, were already warning their clients of the purchase of the mining company's badets.