Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Destruction-Caused-by-Toxic-Mud-Disaster-in-Brazil-27MZIFJ67LZWD.htmlConceptually similarDestruction Caused by Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF47Completed★★★★★★Mariana’s Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF40Completed★★★★Destruction Caused by Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF44Completed★★★★★★Mariana’s Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF4LCompleted★★★★★★Mariana’s Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF4NCompleted★★★★Destruction Caused by Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF3YCompleted★★★★Destruction Caused by Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF4CCompleted★★★★Mariana’s Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF3XCompleted★★★★Mariana’s Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilGP0STPF3ZCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STPF49Destruction Caused by Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilThe wreckage that is left of Geraldo Nascimento's home. After living in the district of Paracatu de Baixo for 40 years, his house was hit by a flash flood of mineral waste. Paracatu de Baixo was the second most affected district, right after Bento Rodrigues, and is isolated by the civil defense. On November 5th, a dam containing mineral waste from Samarco (a Brazilian mining company controlled by Vale and British-Australian BHP) collapsed, flooding the region with toxic mud.In original language:Desastre ambiental em Mariana-MGDestroços da casa de Geraldo Nascimento, morador há 40 anos do distrito Paracatu de Baixo, que teve sua casa atingida por uma enxurrada de rejeitos minerais que atingiu a região. O distrito foi o segundo mais afetado, depois de Bento Rodrigues e também está isolado pela defesa civil. No dia 5 de novembro, uma barragem de rejeitos minerais da empresa Samarco (controlada pela Vale e pela anglo-australiana BHP) estourou, inundando de lama tóxica a região. 14 de novembro de 2015. Mariana-MG. Foto: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace.Locations:Brazil-Mariana-Minas Gerais-South AmericaDate:14 Nov, 2015Credit:© Victor Moriyama / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5000px X 3333pxKeywords:Chemical industry-Dams-Day-Destruction-Disasters-Houses-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Mining-Outdoors-Samarco Mineração S.A.-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Mariana’s Toxic Mud Disaster in BrazilImages from the disaster occurred in Mariana, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. On November 5th, a dam containing mineral waste from Samarco, a Brazilian mining company controlled by Vale and British-Australian BHP, collapsed, flooding the region with toxic mud. Greenpeace aims to expose the mud's impacts on the environment and press for justice.No dia 5 de novembro, uma barragem de rejeitos minerais da empresa Samarco (controlada pela Vale e pela anglo-australiana BHP) estourou, inundando de lama tóxica a região. Mariana-MG.Related Collections:Mariana's Toxic Mud Disaster in Brazil (Photos & Videos)