ANOTHER TWO BRAZIL DAMS ‘AT RISK OF COLLAPSING’
Brazilian mining company Samarco says two dams it uses to hold waste from iron production are damaged and at risk of collapsing
One of the company’s reservoir burst earlier this month, flooding dozens of homes in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. Eleven people were killed and 12 are missing presumed dead. Emergency work to try to avoid another breach will begin immediately and will last up to 90 days, the company said. The company initially said that two of its dams – Fundao e Germano – had burst on 5 November. But it has now clarified that only the Fundao reservoir collapsed. Germano and another nearby dam, Santarem, are still standing but are at risk, said Samarco’s Infrastructure Director Kleber Terra.
‘First instalment’
Samarco is owned by mining giants Vale, from Brazil, and Anglo-Australian company BHP Billiton. It agreed on Monday to pay the Brazilian government 1bn reais (…) compensation. The money will be used to cover the initial clean-up and to offer some compensation to the victims and their families.
Disponível em: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-3485 1895. Acesso em 25 nov. 2015.
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