reports from the site of the dam
at brumadinho, in south—east brazil.
first, a long cloud of dust.
then a nightmare vision
of an unrelenting torrent of sludge.
the waste from decades of mining
racing towards hundreds
of unsuspecting people down below.
the catastrophe unfolded a week ago,
but only now has this video come
to light, adding to the sense
of loss, and of outrage.
and difficult for you.
this red cross volunteer,
henato silveira, leads me
to the edge of the disaster zone.
seis corpos.
six bodies?
he alone has found six bodies.
any hope of reaching survivors
in this endless sea of mud
was quickly dashed.
emergency workers are now scouting
for any signs of bodies
from the air,
and they are picking their way over
this horrific landscape.
we spotted this search team
with a sniffer dog in the distance.