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Brazil: shocking new video captures moment of deadly dam collapse
Footage shows destructive torrent of mining waste, while ceremony pays homage to 110 victims
AP in Brumadinho
Fri 1 Feb 2019 17.47 EST
A week after the deadly collapse of a mining dam in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, dozens paid homage to the 110 victims killed and 238 who are still missing, while newly released video footage showed the moment that a powerful wave of waste began sweeping over everything in its path.
A ceremony was held at the site of the disaster around 1pm local time, the hour at which the dam breached on 25 January, unleashing a destructive torrent of reddish-brown mining waste.
Backhoes stopped digging in the mud, and rescuers looking for survivors in the thick mine tailings all looked to the sky as 10 fire department and police helicopters released flower petals on the iron ore mining complex.
A priest also gave a brief mass in front of a tall pink cross that had been planted in the mud.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/01/brazil-mining-dam-video-captures-moment-collapse
