At least nine people are dead and up to 300 more are missing after the disaster in Minas Gerais state. - Press AssociationNine dead and hundreds missing after Brazil dam burstsAt least nine people have died and around 200 remain missing after a mining dam collapsed in Brazil. After the dam collapsed in the afternoon, parts of Brumadinho were evacuated, and firefighters rescued people by helicopter and ground vehicles. “It’s unacceptable that government and mining companies haven’t learned anything.”The rivers of mining waste raised fears of widespread contamination. Of the 427 workers who were on hand when the dam collapsed, 279 had been accounted for, Vale said in a statement.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2019 09:11 UTC