Dozens of people still lost after dam burstsiron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil,with village destroyed by mudslides A dam that burst at an iron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil on Thursday is thought to have killed at least 15 people, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials in the remote region scrambling to assess casualties.
Forty-five people were still lost after the catastrophe at the Germano mine near the town of Mariana in Minas Gerais state, and a local union told the G1 news portal.
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Source: theguardian.com