Friday, February 1, 2019

Deadly Brazil dam burst likely had same cause as previous one: official

The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale a week ago likely happened because parts of the sand and dried-mud structure dissolved into liquid, a state regulator said in an interview, similar to the cause of another deadly mining disaster less than four years ago.


from Reuters: Environment https://reut.rs/2Si4ZiW

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