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Dam Burst Brazil one Year After

Boat carries out dredging work in flooded area by the S3 dam, built by Samarco to supposedly prevent the rest of the contaminated mud from reaching the Doce river during the rainy season. On Nov. 5th 2015, aprox. 40 billion liters of mining tailings contaminated mud broke from Samarco's (owned by Vale and BHP Blliton) Fundao dam, in the biggest enviromental disaster of Brazil's history, killing 19 people and destroying villages and cities between Mariana and Barra Longa. Mariana, Oct. 29th, 2016. (Photo by Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#1548735
Date Taken	29 October 2016
Location	N/A
Photographer	Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto
Category	Environmental Issue
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto

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