BRASÍLIA – The National Water Agency (ANA) reported in a note that residues
dam that broke out in Brumadinho
(MG) Friday will be "amortized" by the reservoir of the hydroelectric plant Retiro Baixo, located 220 km from the scene of the disaster. The estimate is that the wave will reach the factory in about two days.
"ANA monitors the tailings wave and coordinates actions to maintain water supply and water quality for cities collecting water along the Paraopeba River. The dam of the Retiro Baixo hydropower plant is 220 km from the site of the rupture and will allow the tailings damping.It is estimated that this wave will reach the plant in about two days, "said the agency in a statement.
A
The Brumadinho Dam had a low risk of accident, but a high damage potential
, according to a document from the National Water Agency. The agency said it is in constant communication with the state and federal authorities and bodies, including in the framework of the recent cooperation agreement on dam safety, "which allows for an easier exchange of information. and faster on the situation at the venue of the event ".
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<img src = "http : //oglobo.globo.com/ "data-src =" https://ogimg.infoglobo.com.br/in/23403246-1fd-30d/FT1086A/652/xBRAZIL-ACCIDENT-DAM-COLLAPSE-GRK42I3CA.1 .jpg.pagespeed.ic.Rqum6NAebV.jpg "alt =" rupture of the dam of Mariana DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP The inhabitants of the neighborhood of the dam from Vale to Brumadinho leave their homes Disclosure / CBMMG Breakage of the Vale dam in Brumadinho, in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte. WASHINGTON ALVES / REUTERS The mud also affected the mining sector WASHINGTON ALVES / REUTERS A helicopter flies over a dam belonging to the Brazilian miner Vale SA which erupted in Brumadinho, in Brazil, January 25, 2019. REUTERS / Washington Alves WASHINGTON ALVES / REUTERS in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte Reproduction / Agência O Globo ” clbad=”photo-gallery-teaser__image”/> The tailings sludge of the road crosses a road after the break of the dam in Brumadinho (MG), in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte Reproduction / Agência O Globo According to firefighters, there are injuries on the scene. Disclosure / CBMMG Dam rupture in Brumadinho, Grande BH – Aerial imaging of firefighters. CBMMG Residents inform that all access to the city is closed. ” clbad=”photo-gallery-teaser__image”/> Brumadinho mud dam failure (MG), Belo Horizonte metropolitan area Reproduction / TV Globo ” clbad=”photo-gallery-teaser__image”/> Brumadinho mud sea dam failure at the left, Belo Horizonte metropolitan area [19659010] The rupture of the valley breaks in Brumadinho (MG) of the dam left the sea of mud in Brumadinho (MG), metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte Reproduction / TV Globo Breakage of the Vale dam in Brumadinho, in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte. Reproduction / O Globo Agency
According to the ANA, the dam inspection is not under the responsibility of the agency. "The inspection of the torn dam, the accumulation of tailings, is the responsibility of the authority that grants the mining rights," says the text.
"The National Water Agency is in solidarity with the people affected by the rupture of the Córrego do Feijão dam (municipality of Brumadinho / Minas Gerais)," the note added.
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