Vale Dam
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Brazil police recommend homicide, pollution charges against Vale for 2019 dam collapseThe burst killed 270 people and caused extensive environmental damage and has prompted several parallel investigations into the miner and the inspection company.WorldNov 26, 2021
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Vale CEO and other execs resign month after Brazil dam collapseThe resignations came after documents emerged in recent weeks showing that Vale knew it had an elevated risk of rupture and that inspectors felt they were under pressure to certify the structure as safe.WorldMar 2, 2019
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5 arrest warrants issued for Vale dam collapse in Brazil that left 65 deadBrazilian authorities have issued arrest warrants for five people in connection with a dam collapse that killed at least 65 people as it plastered part of a city with reddish-brown mud and mining waste.WorldJan 29, 2019
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Mounting anger at Vale mining as 300 still missing after Brazil dam collapseFirefighters on Monday carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies, four days after a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighbourhoods with iron ore waste.WorldJan 28, 2019
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