ArcelorMittal removes 200 people from the Serra Azul dam

<img src = "https://cdn-istoe-ssl.akamaized.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/02/83d55a0c02bf3fc454b853557b7507c0d7d9b01d.jpg" title = "ArcelorMittal withdrew 200 pessoas dos arredores da Serra Azul barragem "alt =" (Archive) ArcelorMittal has announced Friday (8) the evacuation of a community of 200 people near the Serra disabled mining dam.ArcelorMittal announced on Friday (8) the 39; evacuation "as a precaution" of a community of 200 people near its mining dam off Serra Azul, two weeks after the rupture of a nearby dam.

After "a very detailed badysis ", the steel group" made the decision to implement the evacuation plan "related to the Serra dam.Azul, inactive since October 2012.

According to local authorities, members of this community were taken away in "temporary shelters."

On January 25, the bursting of the mining dam C rrego do Feijão, belonging to the group Vale in Minas Gerais, created a sea of ​​mud carrying all that was happening. According to the latest provisional estimate, at least 150 people have died and there is a shortage of 182.

"The company concluded that no risk could be taken and that, despite the obvious disturbances of the community, it was not the case. was the right decision to make, "added the group

The Serra Azul mine is located in Itatiaiuçu, Minas Gerais