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At least nine people were killed and hundreds more disappeared as a result of the construction of a dam on January 25 in southeastern Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais. Reuters reports, AFP, DPA.
Rescuers continue their search for missing persons on Saturday, January 26. Data on the number of these people are provided by different organizations, between 150 and 300 people.
A breakthrough of the reservoir dam with mineral waste took place in the iron mine belonging to the Brazilian Vale SA mine.
About 300 people worked at the mine
However, after the construction of a dam, garbage entered several settlements. In addition, many people, according to the fire departments of the city of Belo Horizonte, were trapped, cut off from the outside world by streams of water and silt.
Residents of surrounding areas began evacuating by helicopter.
The representative of Vale, owner of the mine, said the garbage flooded Vila Fortote, near the town of Brumadigno, and wrote "Air Force Ukraine".
Mayor Brummandino Avivar de Melo, reports According to the governor of the state of Minas-Jerás Româo Zema, the "Ukrainian Air Force" told reporters that according to him at least 50 people are reported to have died, although it is possible that the number of victims could be much higher.
survive little.
Brazilian President Zhaier Bolsonau writes on Twitter, the tragedy will unfold on Sunday and the ministers of Ecology and Public Defense are already heading for the state of Minas-Jereas.
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