A long-awaited lawsuit against mining giant BHP has begun in a London court, seeking billions of dollars in damages for victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster. The 2015 dam collapse in the Mariana region killed 19 people and contaminated the Rio Doce river, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. The class-action lawsuit demands compensation for those affected by the toxic sludge, which traveled as far as the Atlantic Ocean. BHP owns a 50% stake in the company operating the mine where the dam ruptured.

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