“At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks, hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore mine waste from the dam collapse was turning to anguish that there would be no more survivors…
“The chief executive of Vale, Fabio Schvartsman, apologised on Saturday without taking responsibility for the incident, in a television interview. ‘Apologies to society, apologies to you, apologies to the whole world for what has happened,’ he said. ‘I don’t know who is responsible, but you can be sure we’ll do our part.'”
when will the government stop allowing the construction of dams that damage the environment and pose a threat to local communities?
https://www.theguardian.com/…/fresh-warning-at-brazil-minin…
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