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This Article is From Feb 02, 2019

Brazil Dam Burst Death Toll Rises To 115; 10 More Added To Missing List

The dam collapse at the Vale mine near the town of Brumadinho occurred three years after a similar disaster at another one of its sights in the same region.

Brazil Dam Burst Death Toll Rises To 115; 10 More Added To Missing List
The rescue and recovery team said that 248 people were now listed as missing.
SAO PAULO:

The death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 115 people on Friday, according to the team tasked with recovering bodies from the site.

The rescue and recovery team said that 248 people were now listed as missing, a number that grew by 10 after miner Vale SA, which owned the dam, identified additional workers as unaccounted for.

 

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