Some 200 people are missing in Brazil after a mining waste dam collapses, flooding a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, authorities and the mining company say.
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Search on for up to 200 missing after Brazil dam collapseSAO PAULO (AP) — Workers with Brazilian mining company Vale were eating lunch when a dam that held back waste collapsed, burying the restaurant and surrounding community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving up to 200 missing. The status of the workers and others in the city of Brumadinho was unknown late Friday, hours after what President Jair Bolsonaro and other officials were already describing as a 'tragedy.' Seven bodies had been recovered by late Friday, according to a statement from the governor's office of Minas Gerais state. But the fear was that there would be many more as rescue and recovery teams dug through feet of mud.
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Around 200 People Missing, Seven Dead, After Dam Bursts in BrazilRescue workers raced Friday to find around 200 people feared buried under mud in southeastern Brazil after a dam belonging to miner Vale burst, engulfing homes, cars, and the company’s own offices.
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Brazil dam collapse leaves 7 dead, up to 200 missingA mining company CEO says 'the principal victims were our own workers,' adding that the restaurant where many ate 'was buried by the mud at lunchtime.'
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9 dead, up to 300 feared missing after dam collapseAbout 200 people are missing after an apparent dam collapse in Brazil.
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200 People Reportedly Missing After Brazilian Mining Company's Dam CollapsesA local mayor reportedly says there are fatalities. In 2015, 19 people were killed when another Brazilian dam partly administered by the same company collapsed.
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