Poisoning — Brazil
Brazilian rescuers searched frantically for survivors on Friday [6 Nov 2015] after burst dams unleashed a torrent of toxic red sludge that killed at least 17 people and destroyed a village. The mudslide erupted on Thursday [5 Nov 2015] from a reservoir of waste at the partly Australian-owned iron ore and minerals mine in south eastern Brazil, ripping the roofs off houses and leaving villagers clinging to their roofs.
“It was like a horror movie,” said one anonymous survivor quoted by the
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