A tragedy happened in Brazil this week, too, and tens of towns were buried in mud due to a error of a giant mining company managing and responsible for a dam. It’s called Samarco, half owned by the Brazilian Vale do Rio Doce and half owned by the Anglo-Australian BHP Billiton. It’s literally looking like Pompeii might have. Many people died, many other are lost, and thousands of people lost their homes and everything they knew of.
Please, also keep them in your thoughts. It’s not being reported anywhere internationally because said company really fucked up, it’s internationally influential and they’re trying to cover it and hide it away in any way they can. If you want to read about it, the district most heavily affected is called “Mariana”, in Minas Gerais. Please also keep Minas Gerais in your thoughts.
