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According to the same source, it is also planned, for today, the analysis of the relief of the bottom of the quarry by teams from the Navy and the Hydrographic Institute, using a sonar.
The water, which is directed to a nearby river, is being removed from the deepest quarry, with a larger water plane, "in suspension of culture" (no activity ) and where authorities seek at least three missing, who followed in two cars at the time of the collapse of the road.
In total, more than 60 agents, 31 vehicles and one boat are on site today, the ninth day of the search, according to a Lusa source from the District Relief Operations Command in Évora.
For the moment, according to the same source, the operations with the divers are still suspended.
The landslide of a large volume of land on Route 255 between Borba and Vila Viçosa in the Évora district has resulted in the displacement of a significant amount of rocks, marble blocks and rocks. lands in two quarries adjoining on the 19th of this year. month at 15:45
According to civil protection, the accident caused the death of two workers from the mining company of the active quarry, the machinist and the auxiliary of a mechanical shovel, whose bodies have already been found.
In the deep and contiguous quarry closest to the road where operations are now concentrated and where two vehicles and three people are suspected to be dragged, "the accessibility of vehicles and equipment" is "very limited ", according to Civil Protection.
"On the one hand, it's a deeper and unattended career for a while.This is a larger body of water that also carries some risks," explained José Ribeiro, District Commander of Relief Operations (CODIS) in Évora.
"We are not expecting major developments because this concentration of the work we are doing in drainage will take exactly a certain amount of time," he said, referring to the next few days.
According to José Ribeiro, authorities are still unaware of the location of the two vehicles that were dragged into this quarry as a result of the collapse of the road.
The body of the second deadly victim was abducted on Saturday night (around 10 pm) from the active career.
The first worker was saved lifeless from the same quarry the day after the accident.
The public prosecutor opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident. This investigation is led by Evora's Department of Investigation and Criminal Enforcement (DIAP). Two teams of the judicial police are currently conducting investigations, including one of the Forensic Science Laboratory.
The government has requested an urgent inspection of the authorization, operation, supervision and suspension of quarry operations located in the Borba region.
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