40 people were killed and nearly 300 are missing after a dam collapsed at a mine in Brazil. The disaster struck on Friday at the Vale mine near the city of Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state. Dozens of helicopters were used in the rescue operation because the released mud engulfed buildings, vehicles and roads with a deep, treacherous layer.
The latest count listed 296 people as missing, all of them mine workers listed by Vale. A total 176 survivors have been rescued so far, 23 of whom were hospitalised. The military has deployed 1,000 troops, including sniffer dogs, to the affected zone under orders from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He said, all is being done to care for survivors and determine the facts.