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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2019 file photo, rescue workers in a helicopter search a flooded area after a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil. Brazilian mining giant Vale signed a settlement deal on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, to pay 37.7 billion reais ($7 billion) to the state of Minas Gerais, following the collapse of a dam two years ago that devastated the city of Brumadinho and killed at least 272 people. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil’s Vale signs $7 billion settlement in mining disaster

By BY DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2019 file photo, a structure lays in ruins after a dam collapsed near Brumadinho, Brazil. The wave of mud and debris that on Jan. 25, 2019 buried the equivalent of 300 soccer pitches and killed 270 people, continues to barrel over residents’ minds, the local economy and the environment, one year later. (Leo Drumond/Nitro via AP, File)

One year on, Brazilian city haunted by deadly dam collapse

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, firefighters prepare a body to be lifted away by a helicopter, after pulling the dead person from the mud days after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. The Minas Gerais state government said in a statement Wednesday, Feb. 20, that blood and urine tests conducted on firefighters searching through muddy mine waste for missing people after a dam collapse show high levels of potentially toxic metals. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

1 month after Brazil dam collapse, stricter rules passed

By ANNA JEAN KAISER - Associated Press

Biologists from the environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica test the quality of the water from the Paraopeba River, days after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilian environmental group tests water after dam collapse

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

A dead fish floats in the Paraopeba River, full of mud that was released by the collapse of a mining company dam near a community of the Pataxo Ha-ha-hae indigenous people in Brumadinho, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Mining giant Vale representatives insisted that the slow-moving mud spreading down the Paraopeba River following the Jan. 25 collapse is composed mostly of silica, or sand, and is non-toxic, but environmental groups contend the iron ore mine waste contains high levels of iron oxide that could cause irreversible damage. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Families dig to find loved ones in Brazil dam collapse

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

Friends and relatives attend the burial of Vale SA employee Edgar Carvalho Santos, victim of the collapsed dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Officials said the death toll was expected to grow &quot;exponentially,&quot; since no had been rescued alive since Saturday. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: Brazil dam death toll hits 84, 276 are missing

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Firefighters looks for victims inside a vehicle days after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Firefighters on Monday carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies four days after a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Arrests in Brazil dam disaster, dead fish wash up downstream

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

Rescue workers in a helicopter look for victims of a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. A massive, deadly river of pale brown mud released by the collapse of a mining company dam on Friday threatens to cause an environmental disaster for Brazil, potentially snatching away livelihoods and driving the spread of disease, activists warned Sunday. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: Death toll in mining dam collapse rises to 65

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Emerson dos Santos stands on the debris of her mother's house in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors while firefighters dug through mud in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste, with at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing. Dos Santos' mother was not in the house and survived the tragedy. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Search for Brazil dam survivors renews as death toll hits 58

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

Emerson dos Santos stands on the debris of her mother's house in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors while firefighters dug through mud in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste, with at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing. Dos Santos' mother was not in the house and survived the tragedy. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The Latest: Brazil seeks dam collapse victims; toll at 58

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