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Toxic mud from a collapsed iron mine dam in Brazil has travelled more than 500 kilometres down the Rio Doce river to reach the Atlantic Ocean.
At least seven people were killed when the roof of a five-story building collapsed on Thursday in Bangladesh.At least 180 workers were working in the Sena Kalyan Sangstha factory when the roof collapsed, trapping workers underneath.Initially, 100 people were believed to have been trapped, however, the number was much lower, said senior district official Mohammad Shah Alam Sardar to Reuters.The factory, owned by a Bangladeshi army welfare organization was still under construction when the roof collapsed, 335 kilometers southwest of the capital Dhaka.Rescue workers recovered six bodies during the first 12 hours of the search.One more body was recovered on Friday. More than 60 people in total were reported injured before the search was called off. Bangladesh is known for its poor record for building safety. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks overnight near the Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu just north of the capital Nairobi, as torrential rains and floods battered the country. IMAGES
Crosses are placed outside Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia in a tribute to the victims of the Brumadinho dam collapse on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy. January 25 marks five years of the rupture of the dam at the Corrego do Feijao Mine, owned by the mining company Vale. It was holding more than 11 million cubic meters (nearly three billion gallons) of mining waste when it collapsed, unleashing a brown sea of sludge. IMAGES
At least 25 people were killed and dozens more wounded Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. IMAGES
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