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Death toll from Vale dam disaster in Brazil rises to 134

Rescue workers search for victims of a collapsed tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA, in Brumadinho, Brazil February 2, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRUMADINHO (Reuters) - The death toll from the failure of a tailings dam operated by miner Vale SA in Brazil rose to 134 while 199 people are still unaccounted for, according to a statement from the rescue team on Monday.

Reporting by Marta Nogueira, writing by Ana Mano; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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