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In pictures: Deadly dam collapse in Brumadinho

A dam has collapsed at an iron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, covering a vast area in a sea of muddy sludge that has swept over roads and destroyed buildings.

News imageEPA Aerial view of mud and waste from the disaster caused by a dam spill in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 26 January 2019EPA
Many people are feared dead and scores are thought to be missing after the dam, which is owned by Brazil's largest mining company, Vale, gave way on Friday
News imageGetty Images A helicopter flies over a dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA that burst, in Brumadinho, BrazilGetty Images
A river of mud carved its way across roads and farmland and even took down a bridge
News imageEPA A car in a sea of muddy sludge in BrumadinhoEPA
Cars were swept away like toys by the powerful current
News imageReuters Aerial view of the burst damReuters
The muddy sludge buried the dam's cafeteria where hundreds of workers were eating
News imageGetty Images Aerial view taken after the collapse of a dam which belonged to Brazil's giant mining company ValeGetty Images
The dam was used to hold residue from the nearby Feijão iron ore mine, and its collapse caused a sea of waste to spread across rural areas of Minas Gerais state
News imageAFP Rescuers work in the search for victims after the collapse of a damAFP
Rescue teams were dispatched, and officials say a number of residents who lived close to the dam have been evacuated
News imageReuters General view from above of a dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA that burst, in Brumadinho, BrazilReuters
Officials say that leaked tailings from the mine have spread into the nearby community of Vila Forteco, which is close to the city of Brumadinho
News imageReuters General view from above of the burst damReuters
President Jair Bolsonaro and other senior government officials are due to visit the region later on Saturday
News imageEPA A general view on damage caused by the breakage of a dam containing mineral waste from ValeEPA
The incident comes just over three years after another dam burst in Minas Gerais, killing 19 people. That was Brazil's worst environmental disaster
News imageAntonio Lacerda Rescue teams used helicopters to search for the missing in Brumadinho, Minas GeraisAntonio Lacerda
Rescue teams used helicopters to search for the missing in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais

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