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January 30, 2019

Brazil: 5 Arrested in Dam Collapse That Killed 65, Devastating Environment
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In Brazil, police arrested five people over the devastating dam collapse
in Minas Gerais last week that killed at least 65 people, with nearly
300 still missing. Three of those arrested work for Vale, the mining
company that owned and operated the dam. The other two worked for a
German company that carried out inspections on the dam last year. The
news comes as families of the victims have started holding funerals for
the deceased. Residents and workers are demanding justice for what they
say was a preventable disaster. Meanwhile, local indigenous communities
are decrying the environmental effects of the dam breach, which dumped
millions of tons of iron ore waste onto the land and into waterways.

Hayo Pataxo Ha-ha-hae: "We lost the equilibrium of our reserve, because
the river was everything. We bathed in it. We washed our clothes, our
dishes. So we get really sad with this situation from this tragedy that
the white man caused with our nature."



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