Brazil: See the Terrifying Aftermath of a Dam Burst

Antonio Carlos Carneiro removes mud from his damaged home in Barra Longa after a dam burst in Minas Gerais state, Brazil on Nov. 7, 2015.

Felipe Dana—AP

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Firefighters try to save a horse that is stuck in the mud after a barrier at an industrial waste site collapsed in Mariana, Brazil on Nov. 6, 2015.

Antonio Lacerda—EPA

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Aerial view of a mudslide after a dam burst at the small town of Bento Rodrigues in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2015.

Felipe Dana—AP

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Aerial view of the debris after a dam burst at the small town of Bento Rodrigues in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2015.

Felipe Dana—AP

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A truck hangs upside down after a dam burst at the small town of Bento Rodrigues in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2015.

Felipe Dana—AP

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A car and two dogs are seen on the roof of destroyed houses at the small town of Bento Rodrigues after a dam burst in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2015.

Felipe Dana—AP

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A horse struggles in the mud at the small town of Bento Rodrigues after a dam burst in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2015.

Felipe Dana—AP

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Residents observe the Bento Rodrigues district covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst in Mariana, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2015.

Ricardo Moraes—Reuters

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