![The Bento Rodrigues district is pictured covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst in Mariana, Brazil, November 6, 2015. A dam holding back waste The Bento Rodrigues district is pictured covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst in Mariana, Brazil, November 6, 2015. A dam holding back waste](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CM00FX/the-bento-rodrigues-district-is-pictured-covered-with-mud-after-a-dam-owned-by-vale-sa-and-bhp-billiton-ltd-burst-in-mariana-brazil-november-6-2015-a-dam-holding-back-waste-water-from-an-iron-ore-mine-burst-on-thursday-in-the-brazilian-state-of-minas-gerais-and-local-media-reported-as-many-as-16-people-may-have-been-killed-the-mining-company-samarco-a-joint-venture-between-brazils-vale-and-australias-bhp-said-in-a-statement-it-had-not-yet-determined-why-the-dam-burst-or-the-extent-of-the-disaster-at-its-germano-mine-near-the-town-of-mariana-reutersricardo-moraes-2CM00FX.jpg)
The Bento Rodrigues district is pictured covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst in Mariana, Brazil, November 6, 2015. A dam holding back waste
![It's about survival': the Yorkshireman seeking justice for the Mariana dam disaster | Brazil | The Guardian It's about survival': the Yorkshireman seeking justice for the Mariana dam disaster | Brazil | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/49bb60eab9257e6a9ff5d103061a0441ad2b8913/0_114_3500_2098/master/3500.jpg?width=465&quality=85&dpr=1&s=none)
It's about survival': the Yorkshireman seeking justice for the Mariana dam disaster | Brazil | The Guardian
![Paolo Tarolli on Twitter: "Bento Rodrigues dam disaster (2015, Brazil): the mining area in (a) 2005, (b) 2013, and (c) 2015 from Google Earth. https://t.co/F14MLlv3Ny https://t.co/UVcHh6GTXr" / Twitter Paolo Tarolli on Twitter: "Bento Rodrigues dam disaster (2015, Brazil): the mining area in (a) 2005, (b) 2013, and (c) 2015 from Google Earth. https://t.co/F14MLlv3Ny https://t.co/UVcHh6GTXr" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIj0omvXoAECFB9.png:large)
Paolo Tarolli on Twitter: "Bento Rodrigues dam disaster (2015, Brazil): the mining area in (a) 2005, (b) 2013, and (c) 2015 from Google Earth. https://t.co/F14MLlv3Ny https://t.co/UVcHh6GTXr" / Twitter
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Samarco dam collapse: one year on from Brazil's worst environmental disaster | Guardian sustainable business | The Guardian
![Immediate and long-term impacts of one of the worst mining tailing dam failure worldwide (Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais, Brazil) - ScienceDirect Immediate and long-term impacts of one of the worst mining tailing dam failure worldwide (Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais, Brazil) - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0048969720372284-ga1.jpg)
Immediate and long-term impacts of one of the worst mining tailing dam failure worldwide (Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais, Brazil) - ScienceDirect
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