Brazil dam burst: at least 15 feared dead after disaster at BHP-owned mine

Dozens of people still missing after dam burstsiron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, with village destroyed by mudslides

A dam that burst at an iron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil on Thursday is thought to have killed at least 15 people, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials in the remote region scrambling to assess casualties.

Forty-five people were still missing after the disaster at the Germano mine near the town of Mariana in Minas Gerais state, a local union told the G1 news portal.