Two years after Brazil mining disaster, no closure for victims or Vale
25 Jan 2021 / 23:03 H.
By Leonardo Benassatto
BRUMADINHO, Brazil, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Families of the roughly 270 victims of a Vale SA mining dam collapse in Brazil held protests and vigils on the disaster's second anniversary on Monday, raising pressure on the company as it struggles to settle legal claims.
Firefighters are still searching for the bodies of 11 victims presumed lost in a torrent of mining sludge that buried a full cafeteria at lunchtime in the town of Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, on Jan. 25, 2019.
Excavators are digging through the muck at the site, with trucks hauling away loads of waste that firefighters say is up to 15 meters deep.