The Brazilian Navy resumed this Saturday morning (29) the search for survivors of the collapse of the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge, which connects the state of Maranhão to Tocantins, and collapsed last Sunday afternoon (22). This is the eighth day of searches, and so far, nine people have died and eight are still missing.
In a statement, the Command of the 4th Naval District informed that the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (Dnit) operates at the site, carrying out measurements every thirty minutes to monitor the movement of the bridge’s remaining structure.
Last Friday (27), the searches were suspended due to the risk of new landslides.
According to official information, underwater drones are being used in the operation, in addition to a helicopter from the Maranhão Public Security Secretariat, as well as four vessels, divided into two shifts (morning and afternoon).
During the search, a vehicle was found submerged by one of the diving teams. THE Navy released images taken by divers .
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“Initial efforts will be to rescue the body from a submerged pickup truck. Next, the searches will be concentrated in the area closest to the Tocantins bank,” the force said in a statement.
The force has 87 soldiers, who are on site, in addition to another 20, who work remotely in the planning and logistics of the operation. The Military Fire Department of Pará, Maranhão and Tocantins is monitoring the case and is supporting the search.
Still this Sunday (29), at the end of the operations, a press conference is scheduled to update information about the searches.
This content was originally published in Navy resumes search for victims of bridge that collapsed between MA and TO on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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