Toll in Brazil dam disaster rises to 115 dead, 248 missing
Virtually all the dead and missing were workers at the iron ore mine
A rescue dog and firefighters search for victims of a dam collapse at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale near the town of Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state. PHOTO: AFP
BRUMADINHO, BRAZIL:
The toll from a dam collapse last week at a mine in southeast Brazil has risen to 115 dead and 248 missing, according to officials Saturday.
The emergency service for the state of Minas Gerais, where the January 25 disaster occurred near the town of Brumadinho, said the search was ongoing for bodies.
All those listed as missing are presumed dead, with no survivors being found over the past week.
Brazil dam disaster toll rises to 9 dead, nearly 300 missing
Virtually all the dead and missing were workers at the iron ore mine, buried under an avalanche of sludgy mining waste when the dam collapsed above the facility's cafeteria and main administrative area.
It was the second dam disaster in three years at a mine owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale.
Authorities have frozen over $3 billion in company assets in anticipation it will pay damages, compensation and fines.
The toll from a dam collapse last week at a mine in southeast Brazil has risen to 115 dead and 248 missing, according to officials Saturday.
The emergency service for the state of Minas Gerais, where the January 25 disaster occurred near the town of Brumadinho, said the search was ongoing for bodies.
All those listed as missing are presumed dead, with no survivors being found over the past week.
Brazil dam disaster toll rises to 9 dead, nearly 300 missing
Virtually all the dead and missing were workers at the iron ore mine, buried under an avalanche of sludgy mining waste when the dam collapsed above the facility's cafeteria and main administrative area.
It was the second dam disaster in three years at a mine owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale.
Authorities have frozen over $3 billion in company assets in anticipation it will pay damages, compensation and fines.