Mariana dam collapse victims speak out as London trial begins

A lawsuit against mining company BHP starts in London on Monday over the 2015 dam collapse.

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Gelvana Rodrigues’s son, Thiago, was seven years old when toxic mud flooded into their home and killed him.

He was one of 19 people that died after the Mariana dam collapse in Minas Gerais, Brazil on 5 November 2015.

It is remembered as the worst ever environmental disaster in Brazil.

The dam was owned by Samarco, a joint venture between the mining giants Vale and BHP.

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