No domingo, 22/11, o volume de Lama na foz do rio se intensificou, chegou ao mar e tingiu a costa do Espírito Santo de uma cor de tonalidade caramelo. A área afetada fica na região da cidade de Linhares e faz parte da Reserva Biológica de Comboios. Antes de chegar ao oceano, "a onda foi pavimentando todo o trajeto do rio, porque a lama é uma massa com certa densidade, não é igual a de enchente que é mais rala, ela tem uma densidade e uma liga, dessa forma pavimentou tudo por onde passou", disse Marcus Vinícius Polignano, coordenador do Projeto Manuelzão, ao El País.ENRICO MARCOVALDI (EFE)Handout picture released on November 23, 2015 by Espirito Santo State Press Office showing an aerial view of the Rio Doce --which was flooded with toxic lama after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst early this month-- flowing into the Atlantic Ocean in Regencia Village, coast of Espirito Santo State, Brazil, on November 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Espirito Santo State Press Office/FRED LOUREIRO RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/Espirito Santo State Press Office/FRED LOUREIRO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSFRED LOUREIRO (AFP)BRA500. LINHARES (BRASIL), 22/11/2015.- Fotografía de la desembocadura del río Doce en el Atlántico hoy, domingo 22 de noviembre de 2015, inundada por una riada de barro y residuos minerales, causada por la ruptura de un dique de la minera Samarco, que causó un grave problema de abastecimiento de agua para los municipios aledaño e incalculables daños a la fauna del río Doce. El dique cedió el pasado día 5 de noviembre de 2015 y, según Samarco, la avalancha contenía unos 62 millones de metros cúbicos de agua, hierro, tierra, arcilla, arena y otros residuos minerales, el río se une al mar en la costa de Espíritu Santo, en la ciudad de Linhares(Brasil). EFE/ENRICO MARCOVALDIENRICO MARCOVALDI (EFE)An aerial view of the mud which flooded the Rio Doce (Doce River), joining the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo, after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Regencia Village, Brazil, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesRICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)An aerial view of the Rio Doce (Doce River), which was flooded with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, at an area where the river joins the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo in Regencia Village, Brazil, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesRICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)Men look on from the banks of Rio Doce (Doce River), which was flooded with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, as the river joins the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo in Regencia Village, Brazil, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesRICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)A wave is pictured on the sea near the mouth of Rio Doce (Doce River), which was flooded with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, as the river joins the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo in Regencia Village, Brazil, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesRICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)Seagulls fly near the mouth of the Rio Doce (Doce River), which was flooded with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, as the river joins the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo, in Regencia Village, Brazil, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY RICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)A local fisherman working for a company contracted by Samarco mine operator, clears dead fish found on the beach of Povoacao Village, near the mouth of Rio Doce (Doce River), which was flooded with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, at an area where the river joins the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo, Brazil, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesRICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)BRA500. LINHARES (BRASIL), 22/11/2015.- Fotografía de la desembocadura del río Doce en el Atlántico hoy, domingo 22 de noviembre de 2015, inundada por una riada de barro y residuos minerales, causada por la ruptura de un dique de la minera Samarco, que causó un grave problema de abastecimiento de agua para los municipios aledaño e incalculables daños a la fauna del río Doce. El dique cedió el pasado día 5 de noviembre de 2015 y, según Samarco, la avalancha contenía unos 62 millones de metros cúbicos de agua, hierro, tierra, arcilla, arena y otros residuos minerales, el río se une al mar en la costa de Espíritu Santo, en la ciudad de Linhares(Brasil). EFE/ENRICO MARCOVALDIENRICO MARCOVALDI (EFE)GABRIELA BILÓ (ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO)A boat is seen near the mouth of Rio Doce (Doce River), which was flooded with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, as the river joins the sea on the coast of Espirito Santo in Regencia Village, Brazil, November 21, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY RICARDO MORAES (REUTERS)
