34 dead and hundreds missing in Brazil dam collapse

The number of missing more than doubled since authorities’ last report on Friday, hours after the rupture.

Aerial footage showed the city of Brumadinho covered in mud. Helicopters hovered near the ground as firefighters pulled people from the muck and airlifted them out of the area, video Friday from CNN affiliate Record TV shows.

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Some 279 people have been rescued, Minas Gerais Civil Defense spokesman Officer Sargent Acquiles told CNN.

At least 200 rescuers were expected Saturday at the scene of the dam burst, doubling the prior day’s tally, according to Minais Gerais state government.

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