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Brazil dam collapse releases huge flow of mud; deaths feared

A dam collapsed in southeast Brazil Friday, unleashing a torrent of mud that was feared to have killed a number of people living in an area close to the city of Belo Horizonte, a local fire service ...
NBC 6 South Florida

40 Dead, Many Feared Buried in Mud After Brazil Dam Collapse

The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers laboring in deep mud uncovered more ...
NBC Chicago

Families Dig to Find Loved Ones in Brazil Dam Collapse

Under a scorching sun, Tereza Ferreira Nascimento on Wednesday dug through the mud with garden tools and her hands in search of her brother Paulo Giovane dos Santos, resigned to the reality that he ...

Brazil's dam collapse: "How come the siren did not sound and avoid the death of my children?"

Helena Taliberti spoke to SBS Portuguese from the airport of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where she was about to return to São Paulo after spending 15 days in Brumadinho desperately looking for her ...
WPLG

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Climate COP30 Indigenous Dam Bursts FILE - Rescue workers search for victims after a dam burst in the town of Bento Rodrigues in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Nov. 8 ...
SFGate

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming. The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an ...