Brazil Mining Giant Vale to Pay $107 Million to Compensate Workers for Dam Disaster The announcement follows a court ruling last week that the company was financially liable for the January disaster that killed at least 247 people, when a wave of toxic waste breached a dam. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Police in England Report Fatalities at Ariana Grande ConcertU.N. Panel Releases Draft of Treaty to Ban Nuclear ArmsUnusual Place for a President’s Family on a Foreign Trip: Center StageSessions Narrows Trump’s Order Against Sanctuary CitiesPanic Grips Manchester Arena After ExplosionLive Briefing: Explosion at Manchester Concert: What We Know and What We Don’t Know