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Brazil dam collapse leaves disaster in its wake

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Jan 26, 2019

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People watch a road buried in mining waste a day after the collapse of a dam from an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's mining company Vale, in Brumadinho on January 26, 2019.
People look over a road buried in mining waste a day after the collapse of a dam belonging to Brazil’s mining company Vale, in Brumadinho on January 26, 2019. Getty Images

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A man stands in the debris of his home that was destroyed after a dam collapsed, near Brumadinho, Brazil.
A man stands in the rubble of his home that was destroyed after a dam collapsed, near Brumadinho, in southeastern Brazil. AP

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Friends and relatives comfort themselves as they wait for informations of those who disappeared after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil.
Friends and relatives comfort themselves as they wait for information of those who disappeared after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. AP

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An aerial view shows a destroyed bridge after a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.
Aerial view of a fallen bridge taken after the collapse of a dam which belonged to Brazil’s giant mining company Vale, near the town of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil, on January 25, 2019. AP

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A dog is seen in a mud-hit area in the community of Parque da Cachoeira.
A dog is seen in a mud-hit area in the community of Parque da Cachoeira. AFP/Getty Images

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Military firefighters carry the corpse of a victim recovered from the mud-hit area in Corrego do Feijao near the town of Brumadinho, Brazil.
Military firefighters carry the corpse of a victim recovered from the mud-hit area in Corrego do Feijao near the town of Brumadinho, Brazil. Nine bodies have been so far recovered. AFP/Getty Images

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Mud flooded into surrounding farmland following the collapse of a dam belonging to Vale, a Brazilian mining company. AFP/Getty Images

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Rescuers searched for survivors in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by mud from the collapse of dam holding back mine waste.
Aerial view of a fallen bridge near the collapsed mining dam. AFP/Getty Images

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A man looks at the Paraopeba river affected by mud a day after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale.
A man looks at the Paraopeba river affected by mud a day after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine in Brazil. Getty Images

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Dam broken at iron ore mine in Brazil
A puppy is rescued from the mud and debris following the collapse of the dam in southeastern Brazil. picture alliance via Getty Image

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Rescue crews work in a tailings dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA that burst, in Brumadinho, Brazil.
Rescue crews work near the burst tailings dam own by Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. REUTERS

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A woman cries as she sees the damage caused by the mining waste a day after the collapse of a dam from an iron-ore mine. It has been reported that at least nine people were killed and around 300 more are missing.
A woman cries as she sees the damage caused by the mining waste a day after the dam collapse. Getty Images

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A woman shows her damaged house at the community of Parque da Cachoeira in the mud-hit area a day after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale.
A woman in her damaged house at the community of Parque da Cachoeira in the mud-hit area a day after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil’s giant mining company Vale on January 26, 2019. AFP/Getty Images

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The wreckage of a car and house are seen amid the mud a day after the collapse of the dam.
The wreckage of a car and house are seen amid the mud. AFP/Getty Images

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks out of the window of a helicopter as he flies over a tailings dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale S.A. that burst, in Brumadinho, Brazil.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro looks out as he flies over the disaster area in Brumadinho, Brazil. REUTERS

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An aerial view shows a destroyed vehicle after a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.
The Brazilian mining company Vale S.A.’s CEO Fabio Schvartsman said he did not know what caused the collapse. AP

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General view from above of a dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA that burst, in Brumadinho, Brazil January 25, 2019.
A view from above of the collapsed dam that unleashed a torrent of mining waste in Brazil. REUTERS

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A view from above of the collapsed dam that unleashed a torrent of mining waste in Brazil.
A view from above of the collapsed dam that unleashed a torrent of mining waste in Brazil. REUTERS

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Darcy Brum walks past mud that entered in the kitchen of the house of his father-in-law near Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.
Darcy Brum walks past mud that entered in the kitchen of the house of his father-in-law near Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. The dam that held back mining waste collapsed, inundating the nearby community in sludge. AP

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The roof of a house is seen in the mud-hit area a day after the collapse of a dam at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale, near the town of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerias, in southeastern Brazil.
The dam that held back mining waste collapsed, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing several people and leaving scores of others missing. AFP/Getty Images

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