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English: Almost two weeks after the Bento Rodrigues dam disaster, the iron waste reached the Atlantic Ocean waters, configuring the worst environmental disaster in Brazil's history.
Español: Unas dos semanas después de la catástrofe de las represas de Bento Rodrigues, los desechos tóxicos de las minas de hierro llegaron a las aguas del Océano Atlántico, estableciendo el peor desastre ambiental en la historia de Brasil.
Português: Cerca de duas semanas após o desastre da barragem em Bento Rodrigues, os resíduos de ferro alcançaram as águas do Oceano Atlântico, configurando o pior desastre ambiental da história do Brasil.
Sunda: Ampir dua minggu sanggeus bedahna waduk Bento Rodrigues, runtah beusi nepi ka Samudra Atlantik, ngabalukarkeun ruksakna lingkungan anu parna dina sapanjang sajarah Brazil.
Français : Image du satellite Landsat 8 montrant les déchets de minerai de fer atteignant l'Atlantique, trois semaines après la rupture de barrages de Bento Rodrigues, à l'embouchure du Rio Doce.
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Source http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87083
Author NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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