A satellite photo, taken in June 2018, shows an overview of the dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, before it collapsed in January 2019. (Satellite image ©2019 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company)
Satellite images from DigitalGlobe show the before and after views of last month's disastrous dam collapse near Brumadinho, Brazil.
The dam collapse and ensuing mudslide on January 25 , The Guardian reported. The dam was located at Vale's iron ore mine in Minas Gerais state, and its as deep as 16 feet, burying buildings and contaminating the nearby Paraopeba River, which according to EarthObservatory, is .
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Five arrests, including the detainment of three Vale employees, were made after the dam failure, but , local news source, Folha de S. Paulo, reported. According to the Wall Street Journal, months before the breach.
Click through the photos above to view how the Vale dam disaster took a toll on the surrounding landscape.
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Rescue workers in a helicopter search a flooded area after a dam collapsed 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)