The indemnities paid in nine locations in the Doce River Valley, as of November, through the Simplified Indemnity System, exceeded the R$ 1.4 billion mark. The amounts were disbursed among around 16,000 people affected in the Minas Gerais municipalities of Tumiritinga, Naque, Itueta, Galileia, Aimorés, Periquito, Resplendor – including the riverside community of Vila Crenaque, excluding the Indigenous People – and the districts of Cachoeira Escura, in Belo Oriente, and Baguari, in Governador Valadares.