
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said the conglomerates behind the Samarco mine would be held responsible for the deadly dam ruptures at an iron ore mine that killed at least eight people on November 5.Rousseff flew over the two burst dams at a waste collection pond at the mine that had unleashed a deadly wave of mud, as 19 people remained missing after the incident. Most of the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues was also flattened in the event.”We are committed in the first place to blame those who are responsible. Who is responsible? A private business, Samarco, a big business that has Vale and BHP Billiton as partners,” Rousseff said. The president added that several laws “were actually not followed. That is why we have imposed a preliminary fine.”
Source: Brazilian President Rousseff blames mining companies for dam rupture | News | DW.COM | 12.11.2015







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