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Poor drainage blamed for Brumadinho failure

Heavy rain, poor drainage and a brittle wall structure cited as key factors in Brumadinho failure.

Henry Lazenby

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The disaster killed about 260 people living downstream of the Brucutu mine in Minas Gerais, with about a dozen still unaccounted for. The 81-page report, compiled by independent counsel to the company...

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