London judge rules BHP Group liable for Brazil’s 2015 Samarco dam collapse
by Associated Press in London from on (#71FAQ)
About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villages
A London judge has ruled that the global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster, when a dam collapse 10 years ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream.
Mrs Justice O'Farrell said at the high court that Australia-based BHP was responsible despite not owning the dam at the time.
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