Brazil: Fears that broke and third dam at a mine
Many families were forced to flee their homes Wednesday in the region where the tragedy unfolded in the mine of Mariana, in the Southeast of Brazil, because of fears that it might broke third waste disposal barrier Samarco company.
"Many families evacuate the area this time as a safety precaution", while the company operates the dam strengthening works Germano, said a government spokesman of the state Minas Gerais AFP.
The decline last Thursday two dams of this company caused a huge landslide, which claimed the lives of eight people, while 20 others remain missing, according to the updated official account given today by the fire department.
The removal of the inhabitants became "a precaution, in order to guarantee the security of citizens," explained the governor in a press release of the State.
Investigations to identify and rescue survivors and victims in this region will be "redesigned during the business' of Samarco.
The president of the company Ricardo Veskovi stated during a press conference that forces fire reinforce this time the dam Germano.
"The frame is stable, but it is necessary to strengthen the security measures of the internal walls of the dam," he added.
"We monitor the situation closely. We installed radars on the ground and we have registered the need to make repairs, "explained the head of Samarco.
Meanwhile the Brazilian government announced that it could impose fines against giants BHP Billiton Ltd and Vale Sa, the jointly owned company which Samarco, for "environmental disaster" caused by the decline of the dams in the mine.
Many families were forced to flee their homes Wednesday in the region where the tragedy unfolded in the mine of Mariana, in the Southeast of Brazil, because of fears that it might broke third waste disposal barrier Samarco company.
"Many families evacuate the area this time as a safety precaution", while the company operates the dam strengthening works Germano, said a government spokesman of the state Minas Gerais AFP.
The decline last Thursday two dams of this company caused a huge landslide, which claimed the lives of eight people, while 20 others remain missing, according to the updated official account given today by the fire department.
The removal of the inhabitants became "a precaution, in order to guarantee the security of citizens," explained the governor in a press release of the State.
Investigations to identify and rescue survivors and victims in this region will be "redesigned during the business' of Samarco.
The president of the company Ricardo Veskovi stated during a press conference that forces fire reinforce this time the dam Germano.
"The frame is stable, but it is necessary to strengthen the security measures of the internal walls of the dam," he added.
"We monitor the situation closely. We installed radars on the ground and we have registered the need to make repairs, "explained the head of Samarco.
Meanwhile the Brazilian government announced that it could impose fines against giants BHP Billiton Ltd and Vale Sa, the jointly owned company which Samarco, for "environmental disaster" caused by the decline of the dams in the mine.
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