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7 dead, 10 missing in mudslide in southern Brazil

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A breach in a levee at the Samarco iron ore mine in southern Brazil has left seven people dead and 10 others missing, a report has said.

 

Levee failure unleashed a mudslide that flooded part of Bento Rodriguez, a village about 250 kilometres north of Rio de Janeiro.

 

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mudslide in southern BrazilThe report said that the incident saw more than 50 residents injured.

 

It said that the damage from the levee destroyed a large portion of the village, with a population of 500.

 

It, however, added that the city prosecutor’s office had opened an investigation into the cause of the breach.

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Samarco, which lists itself as the 10th largest export company in Brazil, belongs in equal parts to the Brazilian firm, Vale, and the Australian firm, BHP Billiton. (dpa/NAN)

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