São Paulo, Brazil (CNN)At least nine people are confirmed dead and 345 missing Saturday after a dam burst at a Brazilian iron mine, causing severe flooding in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, according to local authorities.
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.
