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When the river flowed backwards: a town in Brazil mining flood
November 8, 2015 2:53 PM ESTBy Stephen Eisenhammer
BARRA LONGA, Brazil (Reuters) - What was expected to be a small surge came with such force it reversed the flow of the river that runs through the Brazilian town of Barra Longa, in the mineral-rich state of Minas Gerais.
The wave of mud, from two dams that ruptured on Thursday at an iron ore mine, reached the town nearly 80 km (50 miles) away in the middle of the night, 10 hours after the first breach.
Authorities had told residents the river would rise just two meters. Even... More
Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst
November 7, 2015 7:03 AM ESTBy Stephen Eisenhammer
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) - Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away in the torrent.
The disaster in the mineral-rich southeastern state of Minas Gerais, directly north of Rio de Janeiro, has prompted a rescue and salvage operation involving about 500 people, many of whom are still searching with the help of dogs and special equipment for victims along the floodplain downstream from the dams.
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