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January 28, 2019

Brazil: Mining Dam Collapse Kills At Least 58, Hundreds Still Missing
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In Brazil, search and rescue missions are looking for survivors after a
mining dam collapsed on Friday in the southeastern state of Minas
Gerais. At least 58 people were killed, with the death toll expected to
rise as at least 300 are still missing. The dam, which was over 40 years
old and was in the process of being decommissioned, dumped millions of
tons of iron ore waste after it broke, swamping everyone in its path.
Anger against mining giant Vale has been mounting among workers and
local residents. Vale was at the center of one of Brazil's worst
environmental disasters in 2015 when a mine in the same region
collapsed, killing 19 people and flooding waterways with millions of
tons of waste.


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