Rio de Janeiro: On Monday, As per local authorities reports, The death count from Brazil`s collapsed tailings dam climbed to 58, with 305 people still missing in southeast Brazil`s Minas Gerais state, Of the 58 victims, 19 have been identified. The missing people include residents of the destroyed area and workers from Brazilian mining company Vale. The collapsed dam at Vale SA`s Corrego do Feijao mine buried mining facilities and nearby homes in the town of Brumadinho, killing dozens and leaving the community in shock.

Aihara informed that "Until the last body is found, the fire department is acting on the possibility there could be people alive," further added that  "Obviously, given the nature of the accident, as time passes, this chance will go down." After announcing the latest number of confirmed dead, state civil defense agency spokesman Flavio Godinho reported that he expected the death toll to continue rising. Godinho said that Just over 300 people were still missing, with the list of those unaccounted for being constantly updated. Most of the missing are presumed dead.

However, The cause of the dam burst remained unclear. Recent inspections did not indicate any problems, according to the German firm that conducted the inspection. 

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