London, Oct 21, 2024 (AFP) - BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster

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2024-10-21

Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs. The High Court in London will examine over several months whether BHP was partly liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam at a mining waste site in Brazil. The rupture killed 19 people and unleashed a deluge of thick toxic mud into vi......

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