International Railroad Discussion > The sun is back (Brazil)

Hi, after some weeks of heavy rains in the Southeast of Brazil, the sunny days are back. It doesn't mean the problems with mud and rock slides are gone. As usually happens, with the first sunny days some crack appears on the hills and we have dry slides. Some happened these days.

1 - 3) Magnesite train C558 is stopped here in EVP yard for a week waiting the tracks ahead to be clean from.mud and rock slides.  Everyday the crew turn the engines on to fill up the air reservoirs.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/22 17:45 by pedrop.

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4) The video.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

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Here are two exemples of the slides that use to happens when the sun arrived after heavy rains. The BR262 road smashed by a huge slide happened today near Vale mining VDD yard. The other slide happened in Ouro Preto historical city last Wednesday.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/22 17:26 by pedrop.

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Good to see the sun out again Pedro.There was a story on last evening news down here regarding a beautiful old historic building getting swept away by mud slide.Central Region of Minas Gerais.
Landslides in Brazil obliterate historic mansion, kill at least 12 (9news.com.au)
Regards,DK

From the looks of the land that collapsed it appears it was a man made hill, maybe land from a mine.  Would I be correct?

No, both are natural hills.

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> From the looks of the land that collapsed it
> appears it was a man made hill, maybe land from a
> mine.  Would I be correct?

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Nice to see sun in your area once again and hear the chugging of the locmotives. Sorry to see that old mansion flattened by the landslide. Big rebuild for the amazing road damage. Stay safe Pedro!

Larry