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Seventeen days after the breakup of the Brumadinho Dam, the Ministry of Civil Defense of Minas Gerais reported that the death toll had risen to 165. There are 156 victims already identified and 160 people are always missing. 35 field teams in the region. A total of 352 professionals participate in the search for missing persons.
The outbreaks occurred at the mineral processing facility (ITM), the administrative part (refectory, accommodation and parking) in the area of the railway and in the places of accumulation [19659003] According to the professionals involved, the excavations will follow until all the bodies are removed or until it is no longer possible to find them. For comparison purposes, the excavations at Mariana lasted three months.
Last Monday (4), firefighters in Minas Gerais launched a new phase of excavations, with more heavy machinery, like excavators. According to the Civil Defense, there would be 35 machines in service, 11 aircraft and 19 dogs.
The idea is to make a beautiful comb in the devastated area – of 3.96 square kilometers (the equivalent of more than two parks).
The dam that erupted released about 13 million cubic meters of iron ore tailings, which are one of the most important sources of iron ore, which reached the Paraopeba River, which runs through the region. It was a medium-sized structure for the containment of Vale's iron ore tailings and it was shut down. Their risk was considered low, but the potential damage in case of an accident was high.
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