2023-12-12 04:00:09
Images from the Braskem mine 18 area, which ruptured at 1:15 pm on Sunday (10), show the before and after after the site was flooded by water from the Mundaú lagoon, close to the Mutange neighborhood, in Maceió (AL) According to Municipal Civil Defense, the mine and its surroundings have been vacated, so there is no risk to residents. In the 24 hours prior to the rupture, the vertical displacement of the earth was over 12.5 cm. Since the beginning of the crisis in mine 18, the floor has sunk 2.35 m. The accident occurred due to the extraction of rock salt, a sodium chloride used to produce caustic soda and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), carried out by the petrochemical company Braskem until 2019. , compromised the soilExperts say that the mine has 60% of its area within the lagoon; the other 40% are on the continent. The portion inside the lagoon collapsed and began a rupture process. Images released by the Civil Defense of Alagoas show the reflection of the rupture recorded at 1:15 pm on Sunday in the Mundaú lagoon, in the Mutange neighborhood. With the fissure, water from the lagoon is entering the mine. There is no risk to the population, because the area was vacated. The rupture is on the order of 60 m in diameter, according to the mayor of Macéio, João Henrique Caldas (PL). “The soil monitoring system captured the movement through DGPS installed in the region. The authorities were immediately notified, and Braskem continues to collaborate with them”, informed the mining company Braskem. This Sunday’s rupture does not mean the collapse of the mine, but rather the beginning of the process, according to experts
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