Minas Gerais

an aerial view of the red mud covering everything after the dam collapsed

Brazil dam collapse death toll rises to 60, hundreds still missing

Firefighters in the state of Minas Gerais have confirmed 60 people dead in Friday’s disaster, in which a tailings dam broke sending a torrent of sludge into the miner’s offices and the town of Brumadinho. Nearly 300 other people are unaccounted for, and officials said it was unlikely that any would be found alive.

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