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The nearly 400 inhabitants removed from their homes Friday, February 8 at Baron de Cocais will have to stay in hotels and relatives until Wednesday at least (13). Indeed, the German company hired by Vale to certify the stability of the Upper South Dam has called up until the middle of this week to publish the report of the badyzes performed on the structure on Sunday (10).
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As long as the award is not awarded and accepted by the supervisory authorities, the dam, which for years has received iron ore residues from the Gongo Soco mine, remains at a level two of the risk of rupture, a scale from 1 to 3, which means that the structure is in a state of alert and that it is necessary to evacuate the inhabitants of the so-called zone of self-rescue (ZAS), which would be the perimeter the most affected by a possible rupture
In the case of Barão de Cocais, the ZAS mainly concerns the communities of Socorro, Tabuleiro, Piteiras and Vila do Gongo. On Sunday, according to Vale, 205 hotels were badigned to hotels in Barão, Santa Bárbara and Caeté, and another 188 were in parents' homes. There were still 31 residents who refused to leave their homes.
Inspection activities at the Upper South Dam lasted all of Sunday. The work was carried out by a German company specializing in stability badysis. The technicians were accompanied by Vale employees, the National Mine Agency (ANM) and the Civil Defense of Minas Gerais.
The Vale Mining Company states that since the activation of sirens on Friday in the early morning hours, monitoring the dam four in four hours. The company argues that the evacuation of communities was a preventive action, determined by the ANM, after technicians from a Brazilian company refused to attest to the stability of the structure of the company. # 39; bus.
Decommissioning
during the weekend. Residents were informed of the dam's situation and were informed of a possible overflow of the river.
The mayor also said that he went to the hotels and talked to the residents who had to leave their homes. In a video posted on social networks, Decio says it will only allow people to return to communities when Vale certifies that there is no risk of disruption. He also said that he considered the dismantling of the dam, that is, its emptying, as the best solution.
"We will not rest until we are fully protected from the people who are there, and the dismantling of the dam may be the greatest security we can offer to the people." [19659004InanoteValepointedoutthattheSouthSuperiorDamisoneoftheteninactiveupstreamstructuresformingpartoftheplanacceleratingdecaractizationannouncedinRelevantFactJanuary292019ThedamsupportedtheproductionoftheGongoSocominetheproductionofwhichwashaltedbyValeinApril2016
The process Decommissioning is expected to occur over three years, according to Vale. The minor, however, did not inform the schedule of this process.
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