Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes

Nineteen people died in the Mariana disaster, prompting a claim of up to £36bn claim against the mining firm BHPWith tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster – the 2015 Mariana dam collapse – demanded justice for their loved ones as submissions in their London lawsuit came to an end on Thursday.Nineteen people were killed when the Mariana dam in south-eastern Brazil collapsed and unleashed a wave of toxic sludge, leaving thousands homeless, flooding forests and polluting the Doce River. Continue reading...

Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes

Nineteen people died in the Mariana disaster, prompting a claim of up to £36bn claim against the mining firm BHP

With tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster – the 2015 Mariana dam collapse – demanded justice for their loved ones as submissions in their London lawsuit came to an end on Thursday.

Nineteen people were killed when the Mariana dam in south-eastern Brazil collapsed and unleashed a wave of toxic sludge, leaving thousands homeless, flooding forests and polluting the Doce River.

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