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Death toll from Brazil dam collapse rises to 110

Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-01 10:16:04|Editor: Yang Yi
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 110, with 238 still missing, the state civil defense authorities said on Thursday.

Of the 110 victims, 71 have been identified, according to the civil defense.

Another 108 individuals have been evacuated from their homes due to the sludge and residue slide. The number is lower than the 175 reported on Wednesday.

"The number of evacuees is lower because some services were restored and some people returned to their homes," said Flavio Godinho, deputy coordinator of Civil Defense of the Minas Gerais, at a press conference.

Rescue efforts came to a halt Thursday afternoon due to fears of heavy rainfall in the region. However, the rainfall never materialized and rescue efforts resumed.

In the Sao Joaquim das Bicas community near the freight train tracks used to transport minerals extracted from the area in the state of Minas Gerais, a group of workers staged a protest against mining giant Vale, owner of the mining complex where the collapsed dam was located.

Around 100 protesters gathered to express their anger over the disaster and were dispersed before police arrived.

The catastrophe, considered one of the worst in Brazil's history, happened on Friday when the tailings dam owned by Vale collapsed and sent 13 million cubic meters of sludge and mud down the hill.

A nearby community, Vale's administrative center and its cafeteria where there were hundreds of people eating, were buried by the mudslide.

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