Samarco dam disaster (2015)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
industrial accident
gptkbp:aftermath humanitarian
water supply disruption
long-term environmental damage
fishing ban in Rio Doce
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mariana_dam_disaster
gptkbp:casualties 19
gptkbp:cause collapse of Fundão tailings dam
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:dam tailings dam
gptkbp:date 2015-11-05
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 600
gptkbp:environmentalImpact contamination of Rio Doce
destruction of Bento Rodrigues village
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samarco dam disaster (2015)
gptkbp:legalConsequences fines and lawsuits against Samarco, Vale, and BHP Billiton
gptkbp:location Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableFor worst environmental disaster in Brazil's history
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Samarco
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:BHP_Billiton
gptkb:Vale
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Brumadinho_dam_disaster
gptkbp:reservoirName Fundão dam
gptkbp:wasteReleased ~60 million cubic meters of iron ore tailings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BHP_Billiton
gptkb:BHP_Group
gptkb:BHP_Group_Limited
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7