Photos of the Dam Collapse Near Brumadinho, Brazil

Alan Taylor
January 28, 2019
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Efforts to find remaining survivors have ramped up in towns devastated by the collapse of a huge dam, which released a torrent of muddy iron-ore waste in Southeast Brazil. On Friday, the dam, owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale, collapsed near the town of Brumadinho, sending tons of sludge down into the valley below, damaging or destroying houses, farms, and vehicles. Authorities have reported at least 60 deaths, with another 290 people still listed as missing—and warnings have been issued about another dam nearby that is also at risk of failure.

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An aerial view taken after the collapse of a dam that belonged to Brazil's giant mining company, Vale, near the town of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil on January 25, 2019 #

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A view of the Córrego do Feijão mine near the town of Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerias in southeastern Brazil on January 27, 2019, two days after the collapse of a dam #

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An aerial view shows a destroyed bridge after a dam collapse in Brumadinho on January 26, 2019. #

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Emerson dos Santos stands on the debris of his mother's house in Brumadinho on January 26, 2019. Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors while firefighters dug through mud in a huge area in southeastern Brazil that was buried by the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste. Dos Santos's mother was not in the house and survived the tragedy. #

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An aerial view after a dam collapsed near Brumadinho on January 25, 2019 #

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People from the community of Parque da Cachoeira look at damage in the mud-hit area a day after the dam collapse, on January 26, 2019. #

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Firefighters searching for bodies at the Mina do Cafe dam had to immediately leave the area when the water level suddenly rose, near the town of Brumadinho, on January 26, 2019. #

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Destroyed vehicles and rail cars lie strewn along railroad tracks after the dam collapse in Brumadinho on January 26, 2019. #

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A car lies covered in debris after the dam collapse near Brumadinho on January 26, 2019. #

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An aerial view shows a destroyed house after a dam collapsed in Brumadinho on January 26, 2019. #

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A woman cries as she sees the damage caused by the mining waste a day after the dam collapse in Brumadinho, on January 26, 2019. #

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Mud sits in the remains of a house struck by the disaster in Córrego do Feijão, near Brumadinho, on January 27, 2019. #

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An aerial view of a fallen bridge taken after the collapse of the dam on January 25, 2019 #

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An aerial view of an area affected by a mudslide after the dam collapse, photographed on January 27, 2019 #

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A rescue worker tries to reach a cow that is stuck in a field of mud, two days after the dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, on January 27, 2019. #

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People look at a road buried in mining waste a day after the dam collapse, in Brumadinho, on January 26, 2019. #

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A view from the yard of a house affected by the outflow after the dam burst, photographed in Brumadinho, on January 27, 2019 #

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Firefighters are resupplied as they search for victims of the dam collapse on January 28, 2019. #

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Military firefighters carry the body of a victim recovered from the mud-hit area in Córrego do Feijão, near the town of Brumadinho, on January 27, 2019. #

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A view from above of the dam-burst site on January 25, 2019 #

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A man looks at the Paraopeba River, affected by mud, a day after the dam collapse, on January 26, 2019. #

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Rescue workers carry away a body they pulled from the mud after the dam burst on January 28, 2019. #

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Rescuers and firefighters search for victims four days after the collapse, near the town of Brumadinho, on January 28, 2019. #

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Military firefighters hose each other down after searching for mud-stricken people in Córrego do Feijão on January 27, 2019. #

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A member of the rescue team reacts upon returning from the mission on January 27, 2019. #

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