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The aftermath of the dam collapse

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 collapsed and exploded.

The dam was owned by Vale, the same company which was involved in the 2015 Bento Rodrigues dam disaster.

The dam released a mudflow that advanced over houses in a rural area near the city. At least 110 people died as a result of the collapse.

President Jair Bolsonaro, sent three ministers to follow the rescue efforts.

Images for kids

  • Desastre de Brumadinho

    Satellite image of Brumadinho before and after the dam collapse

  • Brumadinho dam - cross section - en

    Schematic cross section showing design of failed dam

  • Brumadinho dam catastrophy 2

    Path of mudflow after dam failure

  • Brumadinho4

    Iron ore railway bridge destroyed by mudflow, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) downstream from collapsed dam

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Rotura de la presa de Brumadinho para niños

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