Brazilian mining company to pay out £86m for disaster that killed almost 300 people

From theguardian.com

The Brazilian mining giant Vale has agreed to pay out £86m ($107m) in collective moral damages and £150,000 ($186,000) to each of the close relatives of nearly 300 people killed when a tailings dam collapsed in January at its iron ore mine in Brumadinho. But while some relatives expressed relief, others said the money would not compensate the loss of loved ones and expressed hope that ongoing criminal investigations would lead to prosecutions. “You can’t pay for the loss of my son’s life. You can’t pay for the plans and dreams he had for the future,” said Maraliz Fernandes, 60, whose son, the Vale ... (full story)