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Residents and relatives of victims place messages on the bridge over the Paraopeba River, during a tribute to those who died after a tailings dam collapsed in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil.

Brazil Judge Orders Mining Company To Pay For Damage From Dam Disaster

1:20pm July 10, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Hundreds of people died when a ruptured dam unleashed a wave of mining waste in the town of Brumadinho in January. Mining giant Vale said it is committed to fixing the damage.

Cemetery workers prepare burial sites for the victims of the collapsed dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, on Tuesday.

Brazil Arrests 5 In Dam Collapse As Death Toll Rises To 65

10:51pm January 29, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Reports say three of those arrested were involved in getting the mining project licensed, and two were consultants with a company that certified the dam for safety.

The Vale mining company says that Dam I of the Córrego de Feijão mine was more than 280 feet high and 2,360 feet wide, holding a volume of 11.7 million cubic meters. The ruined mine near Brumadinho, Brazil, is seen here in a satellite photo from Jan. 26

Brazil Dam Disaster: 60 People Are Dead, With Hundreds More Missing

3:39pm January 28, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The dam that collapsed last week held more than 3 billion gallons of mud and mine waste. A mine worker says he heard a loud sound — and when he turned, he saw a "mountain of mud" sweeping toward him.

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A home lies in ruins after a dam collapsed near Brumadinho, Brazil, on Friday.

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200 People Reportedly Missing After Brazilian Mining Company's Dam Collapses

5:47pm January 25, 2019

by Ian Stewart

A local mayor reportedly says there are fatalities. In 2015, 19 people were killed when another Brazilian dam partly administered by the same company collapsed.