Protesting Brazil mining operation after muddy waste levels village

Nov 17, 2015

Protesting Brazil mining operation after muddy waste levels village

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Brazil, pollution, Rio de Janeiro

The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left 10 people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters.

: View of the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters reading “Vale of dead Rio” after protesters threw muddy water on it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Protesters perform in front of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: People perform during a protest against the Brazilian mining company Vale, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The demonstrators demand that the company take responsibility for the damage caused by two dams that burst at its iron ore mine, that wiped out a village in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

: People perform during a protest against the Brazilian mining company Vale, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The demonstrators demand that the company take responsibility for the damage caused by two dams that burst at its iron ore mine, that wiped out a village in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

: Demonstrators perform during a protest against the Brazilian mining company Vale, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The demonstrators demand that the company take responsibility for the damage caused by two dams that burst at its iron ore mine, that wiped out a village in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

: A man lies on the sidewalk during a protest against the Brazilian mining company Vale, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The demonstrators demand that the company take responsibility for the damage caused by two dams that burst at its iron ore mine, that wiped out a village in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

: Protesters lay in muddy water, which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A protester washes muddy water over the Vale logo at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left ten people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A protester splashed muddy water over the Vale logo at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left ten people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters chant and hug amidst muddy water, which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A protester washes muddy water over the Vale logo at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left ten people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters perform lying in muddy water which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left ten people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters perform lying in muddy water which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left ten people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters stand amidst muddy water, which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste, which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left ten people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A protester splashes muddy water at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters perform lying in muddy water, which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters perform lying in muddy water, which they splashed at the entrance to Vale headquarters on November 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: Protesters perform in front of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A protester performs in front of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A protester performs in front of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: People throw muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman throws muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters next to a sign reading “How much does a life cost?” during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A protester throws muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters as another holds a sign reading “How much does a life cost?” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman spreads muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A protester spreads muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Protesters throw muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters next to a sign reading “How much does a life cost?” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Protesters embrace after throwing muddy water on the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters reading after protesters threw muddy water on it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the façade of Brazilian mining company Vale headquarters reading “Vale kills” after protesters threw muddy water on it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2015. The bursting of two dams at a mine operated by Brazilian company Samarco – equally owned by Vale and Australian BHP Billiton- unleashed torrents of waste that flattened a village in Minas Gerais State on November 5 killing ten people. Brazilian mining firm Samarco promised Monday to pay at least $260 million for damage from the bursting, prosecutors said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 photo, rescue workers search for victims at the site where the town of Bento Rodrigues stood, after two dams burst on Nov. 5, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Search and rescue teams say they have found the bodies of six victims of the mud tide, while another 19 people remain missing. The mudflow continued through the week, eventually reaching a key river, where it has devastated wildlife and threatened the drinking water supply for hundreds of thousands of people downstream. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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