Brumadinho dam collapse
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Tuesday, 29 January, 2019, 11:20
![]() Nearly 380 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. The break caused a sea of muddy sludge that buried the dam's cafeteria where workers were eating lunch on Friday. Rescue teams used earth-moving machinery at the site near the town of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais state. State governor Romeu Zema said there was little chance of finding people alive. So far 60 people have been confirmed dead. On Saturday, President Jair Bolsonaro flew over the disaster area in a helicopter. He tweeted that it was hard not to get "emotional" after seeing the scale of the devastation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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