Mariana Disaster: One Month after the Mining Dam Collapse

River Doce affected by the toxic mud in Bento Rodrigues, in the district of Mariana, Minas Gerais state. On November 5th, a dam containing mineral waste from Samarco, a Brazilian mining company controlled by Vale and British-Australian BHP, collapsed, affecting 663 Km of rivers and destroying 1.469 hectares of forest with toxic mud.

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Desastre de Mariana: Uma mês depois do rompimento da barragem

Rio Doce infectado pela lama tóxica no distrito de Bento Rodrigues, em Mariana, Minas Gerais. Em 05 de novembro, uma barragem contendo resíduos minerais da Samarco, uma empresa de mineração brasileira controlada pela Vale e BHP anglo-australiana, ruiu, afetando 663 quilômetros de rios e destruindo 1.469 hectares de floresta com lama tóxica. 06 de dezembro de 2015. Mariana-MG

Unique identifier: GP0STPI4P

Type: Image

Shoot date: 06/12/2015

Locations: Brazil, Mariana, Minas Gerais, South America

Credit line: © Todd Southgate / Greenpeace

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Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Mariana Disaster: One Month after the Collapse of the Dam

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 mud. The firefighters and the civil defense stopped the search for survivors due to the risk of a new disruption in the Germano Dam. One month after the disaster, Greenpeace Brazil started a partnership with the group of researchers from GIAIA (a voluntary and independent group) to fill the gap of official information about the disaster caused by the dam.

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