Rescue workers are seen at the scene after a tailings dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerias, in southeastern Brazil, on January 26, 2019. (Lucas Bois - Anadolu Agency)
Brumadinho: Hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of an iron ore mine waste from a dam collapse in Brazil was turning to anguish and anger over the increasing likelihood that many of the hundreds of people missing had died.
By Saturday night, when authorities called off rescue efforts until daybreak, the death toll stood at 40 dead with up to 300 people estimated to be missing. Throughout the day, helicopters flew low over areas buried by mud and firefighters worked to get to structures by digging.
"I'm angry. There is no way I can stay calm," said Sonia Fatima da Silva, as she tried to get information about her son, who had worked at Vale mining company for 20 years.
