Brumadinho disaster (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Brumadinho disaster

Caption

The aftermath of the Burmadinho tailings storage facility disaster: The waste spilled from the storage facility destroyed 133ha of Atlantic Forest and 70ha of protection areas downstream of the facility.

Credit

Diego Baravelli

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