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Vale says alarms didn’t go off on time in Brumadinho due to 'speed' of sludge

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 01, 2019 | 8:42 am Latin America Iron Ore 

Residents of Brumadinho, Brazil, where a mining dam ruptured last week leaving at least 110 dead, 238 missing and an environmental disaster of epic proportions, claim a law-enforced alarm didn’t go off on time to save lives, local media report. According to...

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