the Risk of gruvdammen to rasa is classified as a third, which means that it is immediate – or that the downfall is already happening.
the part of the state of Minas Gerais has received orders to vacate the area, writes The Guardian. Gruvdammen is located near the site of the difficult dam breach in January.
According to the O Globo has at the weekend, civil defense, fire brigade and representatives of the mining company Vale, met with the residents in Barão de Cocais for briefings, and they should also have evacuation drills.
within a radius of 10 kilometers from the dam, been told to leave their homes, after the risk has been classified as a second.
According to a spokesperson for the mining company Vale has 442 people had to move.
as the big dam breach occurred outside the town of Brumadinho, in the same state. The latest data is that at least 212 killed and 93 still missing, according to Globo.
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the mining company knew the pond’s shortcomings months before the accident