Tide is expected to spread along a 5.5-mile stretch of coastline,threatening a nature reserve after killing plants and animals along 400 miles of the Rio DoceA huge brown plume of mud and mining waste spread out along the coast of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo on Monday, a miniature over two weeks after the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine.
According to projections from Brazil’s environment ministry, and the tide is expected to spread along 5.5-mile (9km) stretch of the coastline,threatening the Comboios nature reserve, one of the only regular nesting sites for the endangered leatherback turtle. Related: Anger rises as Brazilian mine catastrophe threatens river and sea with toxic mud Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com