BRUMADINHO, Brazil --- Brazilian officials on Sunday suspended the search for potential survivors of a dam collapse that has killed at least 40 people amid fears that another nearby dam owned by the same company was also at risk of breaching. READ:Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil; 7 dead, 200 missing Authorities were evacuating several neighborhoods in the southeastern city of Brumadinho that were within range of the B6 dam owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale. There was no immediate word on how many people were evacuated. "Leave here, this is at risk!" police officials told firefighters in a lower-lying area. "Within a little while, more mud will fall." The fire...
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