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Brazil court freezes further $1.3 billion in Vale accounts over dam burstA state court in Brazil on Sunday blocked 5 billion reais ($1.33 billion) in Val...
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Search for survivors, despair in Brazil amid dam collapseBRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian officials on Sunday resumed the search for hundreds of missing people in the wake of a massive dam collapse, with firefighter crews returning to mud-covered areas after a several-hour suspension over fears that a second dam was at risk of breach. Authorities evacuated several neighborhoods in the southeastern city of Brumadinho that were within range of the B6 dam owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale. An estimated 24,000 people were told to get to higher ground, but by the afternoon, civil engineers said the second dam was no longer at risk.
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Fears that 2nd dam could breach in Brazil prompt evacuationsBRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian officials on Sunday suspended the search for potential survivors of a dam collapse that has killed at least 40 people amid fears that another nearby dam owned by the same company was also at risk of breaching. Authorities were evacuating several neighborhoods in the southeastern city of Brumadinho that were within range of the B6 dam owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale. There was no immediate word on how many people were evacuated. 'Leave here, this is at risk!' police officials told firefighters in a lower-lying area. 'Within a little while, more mud will fall.'
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