Israeli searchers to help Brazil in dam collapse
The Israeli military says a search-and-rescue delegation has left for to Brazil to assist the victims of a mining waste dam collapse.
Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus says a delegation of 130 men and women is on its way Sunday to the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte.
He says the delegation is expected to stay for a week and will look for survivors after the collapse of a dam holding back mining waste. As of Saturday night, the death toll in the dam collapse stood at 40 dead with up to 300 people estimated to be missing.
