"They could have avoided it. They didn't care who was under the dam. Everyone that was there, everyone that died there, had dreams and they were innocent, said Ms Ribeiro."
"This trauma will stay with us forever and ever, she continued. They took from us a dream for our entire life. I'll never forgive BHP, because they knew that they would kill those people, and they simply turned away."
The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting, rejects paywalls, and relies on donations to fund journalists. On 5 November 2015, the Mariana dam collapsed in Minas Gerais, Brazil, releasing mud and water that swept away Alinne Ribeiro's husband and killed 19 people. The disaster inflicted long-term consequences on thousands living in mountain villages and devastated the town of Bento Rodrigues. A decade later, Anglo-British miner BHP faces a £36 billion claim in the UK High Court brought by 620,000 people, described as Britain's largest class action, with survivors accusing the company of negligence and seeking accountability.
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