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Mining Dam Failure In Mariana

An eight months old baby sleeps in a hotel room in Mariana that is housing displaced people by a flood. On november 5th, a mining waste dam failed causing a flood of mud over Bento Rodrigues, a district of the city of Mariana, in the brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

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An eight months old baby sleeps in a hotel room in Mariana that is housing displaced people by a flood. On november 5th, a mining waste dam failed causing a flood of mud over Bento Rodrigues, a district of the city of Mariana, in the brazilian state of Minas Gerais.