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Seven charged over Samarco dam disaster
Source: BBC
Seven charged over Samarco dam disaster
By Daniel Gallas
South America Business Correspondent
23 February 2016 Business
Brazilian authorities have charged the president of mining company Samarco and six others with homicide for the mining disaster that killed 19 people last November.
Police in Minas Gerais State have asked for Ricardo Vescovi, along with five other Samarco executives and one contractor to be arrested.
Samarco is owned by Brazil's Vale and mining giant BHP Billiton.
On Tuesday police presented the first official report into the incident.
A dam associated with the mine burst in the town of Mariana , flooding with mud villages nearby and causing significant environmental damage to a major river.
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By Daniel Gallas
South America Business Correspondent
23 February 2016 Business
Brazilian authorities have charged the president of mining company Samarco and six others with homicide for the mining disaster that killed 19 people last November.
Police in Minas Gerais State have asked for Ricardo Vescovi, along with five other Samarco executives and one contractor to be arrested.
Samarco is owned by Brazil's Vale and mining giant BHP Billiton.
On Tuesday police presented the first official report into the incident.
A dam associated with the mine burst in the town of Mariana , flooding with mud villages nearby and causing significant environmental damage to a major river.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35645960
