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A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people.
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Brumadinho dam disaster
2019 dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil
The Brumadinho dam disaster occurred on 25 January 2019 when a tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine suffered a catastrophic failure. The dam, located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Brumadinho in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is owned by the mining company Vale, which was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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