Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes
13 mars 2025 à 21:16
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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