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Aumenta el número de muertos por colapso de represa en mina de Brasil

17:25 ET(21:25 GMT) 28 enero, 2019

A helicopter provides support to the work of rescuers and firefighters in the search for victims, four days after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale near the town of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerias, southeastern Brazil, on January 28, 2019. - The search for survivors intensified on Monday, on its fourth day, with the support of an Israeli contingent, after communities were devastated by a dam collapse that killed at least 60 people at a Brazilian mining complex -- with hopes fading for 292 still missing. A barrier at the site burst on Friday, spewing millions of tons of treacherous sludge and engulfing buildings, vehicles and roads. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images) — (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

(CNN) -- La cifra confirmada de muertes aumentó a 65 el lunes, con varios cientos de personas desaparecidas, luego de que una presa colapsara en una mina de hierro en Brumadinho, Brasil, según la Defensa Civil de Minas Gerais.

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La Defensa Civil de Minas Gerais dijo que desde el colapso de la represa, las autoridades han rescatado a 382 personas.

Las autoridades dicen que 427 personas se encontraban en la mina Córrego do Feijao, en el estado de Minas Gerais, cuando la represa colapsó el viernes, desencadenando un mar de escombros mineros en la región.

A rescuer works in the search for victims, four days after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale near the town of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerias, southeastern Brazil, on January 28, 2019. - The search for survivors intensified on Monday, on its fourth day, with the support of an Israeli contingent, after communities were devastated by a dam collapse that killed at least 60 people at a Brazilian mining complex -- with hopes fading for 292 still missing. A barrier at the site burst on Friday, spewing millions of tons of treacherous sludge and engulfing buildings, vehicles and roads. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

(MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

Unas 291 personas siguen desaparecidas y el alcance del daño aún se está calculando, especialmente en la localidad minera de Brumadinho, que quedó casi enterrada en su totalidad.

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