Brumadinho dam disaster
The Brumadinho dam disaster occurred on 25 January 2019 when a tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine suffered a catastrophic failure. The dam, located 9 kilometres east of Brumadinho in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is owned by the mining... Wikipedia
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On that day, a dam at an iron ore mine operated by the Brazilian mining company Vale collapsed, killing 272 people. Only four months earlier, the Brazilian ...
Jan 15, 2024 · The disaster near the small town of Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil occurred shortly after midday: on 25 January 2019, at a nearby iron ore ...