Mining waste reaches Brazilian coast two weeks after BHP dam collapse

Tide is expected to spread along a 5.5-mile stretch of coastline, threatening a nature reserve after killing plants and animals along 400 miles of the Rio Doce

A huge brown plume of mud and mining waste spread out along the coast of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo on Monday, a little over two weeks after the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine.

According to projections from Brazil's environment ministry, the tide is expected to spread along 5.5-mile (9km) stretch of the coastline, threatening the Comboios nature reserve, one of the only regular nesting sites for the endangered leatherback turtle.