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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The 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)
