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The [[President of Brazil]], [[Jair Bolsonaro]], reacted to the tragedy by sending three [[Minister (government)|ministers]] to follow the rescue efforts.<ref name="bolsonaro001">{{cite web |last1=Ernesto |first1=Marcelo |title=Em mensagem, Bolsonaro lamenta rompimento de barragem em Brumadinho | trans-title = In a message, Bolsonaro mourned the tailing dam collapse in Brumadinho |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2019/01/25/interna_gerais,1024512/em-mensagem-bolsonaro-lamenta-rompimento-de-barragem-em-brumadinho.shtml |website=[[Estado de Minas]] |accessdate=26 January 2019 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> The Governor of Minas Gerais, [[Romeu Zema]], announced the formation of a task force to rescue the victims with dozens of [[firefighters]] being reallocated to Brumadinho.<ref name="correiob001">{{cite web |last1=da Fonseca |first1=Marcelo |title=Governo de Minas cria força-tarefa para acompanhar barragem de Brumadinho | trans-title = Minas Gerais government creates task-force to monitor Brumadinho's dam |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/brasil/2019/01/25/interna-brasil,732933/governo-de-minas-cria-forca-tarefa-para-acompanhar-barragem-de-brumadi.shtml |website=[[Correio Braziliense]] |accessdate=26 January 2019 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> |
The [[President of Brazil]], [[Jair Bolsonaro]], reacted to the tragedy by sending three [[Minister (government)|ministers]] to follow the rescue efforts.<ref name="bolsonaro001">{{cite web |last1=Ernesto |first1=Marcelo |title=Em mensagem, Bolsonaro lamenta rompimento de barragem em Brumadinho | trans-title = In a message, Bolsonaro mourned the tailing dam collapse in Brumadinho |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2019/01/25/interna_gerais,1024512/em-mensagem-bolsonaro-lamenta-rompimento-de-barragem-em-brumadinho.shtml |website=[[Estado de Minas]] |accessdate=26 January 2019 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> The Governor of Minas Gerais, [[Romeu Zema]], announced the formation of a task force to rescue the victims with dozens of [[firefighters]] being reallocated to Brumadinho.<ref name="correiob001">{{cite web |last1=da Fonseca |first1=Marcelo |title=Governo de Minas cria força-tarefa para acompanhar barragem de Brumadinho | trans-title = Minas Gerais government creates task-force to monitor Brumadinho's dam |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/brasil/2019/01/25/interna-brasil,732933/governo-de-minas-cria-forca-tarefa-para-acompanhar-barragem-de-brumadi.shtml |website=[[Correio Braziliense]] |accessdate=26 January 2019 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> |
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On 27 January 2019, rescue operations were briefly suspended after the town was forced to evacuate following fears of a nearby dam collapsing.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47021084</ref> |
On 27 January 2019, rescue operations were briefly suspended after the town was forced to evacuate following fears of a nearby dam collapsing.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47021084</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:36, 27 January 2019
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| Date | 25 January 2019 |
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| Location | Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 20°07′10″S 44°07′27″W / 20.11944°S 44.12417°W |
| Type | Dam failure |
| Participants | Vale |
| Deaths | 40+[1] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 23 |
| Missing | 345+[2] |
The Brumadinho dam disaster occurred on 25 January 2019, when a tailings dam at an iron ore mine in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, suffered a catastrophic failure.[3] The dam was owned by Vale, the same company which was involved in the 2015 Bento Rodrigues dam disaster.[4] The Barragem VI dam released a mudflow that advanced over houses in a rural area near the city.[5][6]
Collapse
The collapse occurred at lunchtime and the mud hit the mine's administrative area where hundreds of employees were having a meal. 40 people were found dead and, as of 26 January 2019, at least 300 others are missing, of which 200 are workers at the dam and 100 are people in the nearby villages and buildings.[1]
The Inhotim Institute, the largest open-air museum in the world, which is located in Brumadinho, was evacuated as a precaution.[7]
Inspection and fines
The situation of the department in charge of inspecting mining operations in the state of Minas Gerais at the time of the disaster in Mariana in November 2015 was fear of the retirement of another 40% of the public employees in the following two years.[8] The dam disruption in Brumadinho occurred just over three years after the disaster in Mariana. One day after the dam broke in Brumadinho, Ibama announced a fine to the Vale company in the amount of R$250 million due to the tragedy in Brumadinho.[9]
Experts say that Brazil suffers from poor regulatory structure and regulatory gaps that stimulate impunity.[10] Three years after the disaster in Mariana, the companies involved in that environmental disaster have paid only 3.4% of R$785 million in fines.[10]
Recovery
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, reacted to the tragedy by sending three ministers to follow the rescue efforts.[11] The Governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, announced the formation of a task force to rescue the victims with dozens of firefighters being reallocated to Brumadinho.[12]
Fears of second collapse
On 27 January 2019, rescue operations were briefly suspended after the town was forced to evacuate following fears of a nearby dam collapsing.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Brazil dam burst: 40 killed and 300 missing as mud engulfs town", Sky.
- ^ "Brazil dam burst: Nine killed and 300 missing as mud engulfs town". Sky News. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Schvartsman, Fabio (25 January 2019). "Announcement about Brumadinho breach dam" (in Portuguese). Vale. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Barragem de rejeitos da Vale se rompe e causa destruição em Brumadinho (MG)" [Vale's Tailing dam collapses and causes destruction in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais]. Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Clarifications regarding Dam I of the Córrego do Feijão Mine". Vale. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Barragem da Vale se rompe em Brumadinho, na Grande BH" [Vale's tailings dam collapses in Brumadinho, in Belo Horizonte metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte]. G1 Minas (in Portuguese). 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Rebello, Aiuri; Ramalhoso, Wellington. "Barragem se rompe em Brumadinho e atinge casas; vítimas são levadas a BH" [Dam collapses in Brumadinho and hits homes; victims are taken to Belo Horizonte]. UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Minas tem apenas quatro fiscais para vistoriar barragens e não há previsão de concurso". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Ibama multa Vale em R$ 250 milhões por tragédia em Brumadinho". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Empresas envolvidas em desastres ambientais quitaram só 3,4% de R$ 785 milhões em multas". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Ernesto, Marcelo. "Em mensagem, Bolsonaro lamenta rompimento de barragem em Brumadinho" [In a message, Bolsonaro mourned the tailing dam collapse in Brumadinho]. Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ da Fonseca, Marcelo. "Governo de Minas cria força-tarefa para acompanhar barragem de Brumadinho" [Minas Gerais government creates task-force to monitor Brumadinho's dam]. Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47021084
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