Views Around Bento Rodrigues And Paracatu 9 Years After The 'Mariana Dam Disaster'

MARIANA, BRAZIL - MAY 01: A water quality monitoring station by Gualaxo do Norte river, near Paracatu, during a walk around the places affected by the 'Mariana Dam Disaster' on May 01, 2024 in Mariana, Brazil. On November 05, 2015 the wall of the Fundaçao dam broke causing what is considered the biggest and most catastrophic environmental disaster in the history of Brazil. More than 50 million tons of mood with mine tailings flood and contaminated the villages of Bento Rodrigues and Paracatu de Baixo, polluting rivers and then reaching the Atlantic Ocean. 19 people died on the disaster. (Photo by Ricardo Lisboa/Getty Images)