BRUMADINHO, Brazil, Jan 26 (Reuters) Brazilian rescuers continued searching on Saturday for some 200 missing people after a tailings dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA , just over three years after the miner was involved in a similar disaster nearby.
Brazil dam burst: at least 15 feared dead after disaster at BHPowned mine. The disaster comes as both Vale and BHP are battling a collapse in iron ore prices and a wider slump in the industry. The Germano mine is a 5050 joint venture between the worlds largest iron miner and the largest mining company.
Brazil: Seven bodies found after dam burst at iron ore mine, hundreds missing Helicopters plucked people covered in mud from the disaster area, including a woman with a fractured hip who was among eight injured people taken to hospital, officials said.
Brazil dam burst: One dead in Samarco iron ore mine dam burst near Mariana. Rivers of thick red mud surged down the valleys of the hilly area outside the old colonial city, engulfing cars and lorries. A spokesman for the Samarco mining company, which owns the dam, said the cause of the breach was not yet known. Julia Carneiro reports.
Brazil: A tragedy happened at an iron ore mine when a dam burst near the city of Belo Horizonte this weekend. Mudslides moved towards the nearby town of Brumadinho carrying with it an unspecified number of people. It was lunchtime, many of the workers were dining at the restaurant, and it took them by surprise.
Authorities Assess Toll of Burst Dam in BrazilAuthorities Assess Toll of Burst Dam in Brazil. The dam operated by Samarco, a venture between BHP Billiton, the Australian commodities giant, and Vale, the Brazilian mining company, held residue from an openpit iron ore mining operation.
Bento Rodrigues dam disaster. The village of Bento Rodrigues after the disaster. The Bento Rodrigues dam disaster occurred on 5 November 2015, when an iron ore tailings dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, suffered a catastrophic failure, resulting in flooding that destroyed the village of Bento Rodrigues, killing at least 17 people.
Brazil: Seven bodies found after dam burst at iron ore mine, hundreds missing Helicopters plucked people covered in mud from the disaster area, including a woman with a fractured hip who was among eight injured people taken to hospital, officials said.