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Statement | Dam Collapse in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Source:International Rivers
When:May 23
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International Rivers expresses its concern and solidarity over the unfolding tragedy in southern Brazil, where a partial dam collapsed after torrential rainfall at the 14 de Julho hydroelectric plant [...]

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