At least 17 people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil burst, flooding nearby homes.
The officials in the south eastern Minas Gerais state said one person is confirmed dead. But the reports suggest that at least 17 people have lost their lives in the incident and others are missing.
Rivers of thick red mud surged down the valleys of the hilly area outside the old colonial city of Mariana.
It engulfed cars and lorries, and destroyed homes.
Authorities in Mariana said the dam had ruptured on Thursday afternoon and sent torrents of mud and debris into the small town of Bento Rodrigues, about 7km (four miles) away.
