Search ongoing for missing Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain

Reuters: Rescue teams searched through mud and debris on Friday for people still missing from a village devastated by the collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine owned by the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton. While only one worker has been confirmed dead, the local governor said the mining disaster caused the most environmental damage of any in the state's history. It could cost the mine's owners a fortune to clean up and repair. Walls of water filled with mining waste cascaded downhill......

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