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More confirmed dead at Samarco

BHP Billiton, one part of the Samarco iron ore joint venture with Vale, has confirmed 17 people dead and another two missing in its latest update from the operation in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a tailings and water dam failed in early November.

The Samarco clean-up is underway, but it's a massive job

The Samarco clean-up is underway, but it's a massive job

Previously, BHP had confirmed 13 dead with six missing.  Twelve of the 17 dead were working on the facility when the breach occurred, while five local community members were killed by flood waters. The...

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