BHP liable for Brazil dam disaster

Описание: It has become known as Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

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When the Fundao dam collapsted in Eastern Brazil, it killed 19 people and sent vast amounts of toxic waste into the Doce River.

Now, exactly 10 years on, a British judge has ruled that the mining giant BHP can be held 'strictly liable' for the disaster.

The action was brought in a British court as the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange when the dam collapsed.

The ruling follows a legal action brought by six-hundred-thousand Brazilian people and a claim worth around thirty-six-billion pounds.

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