Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a UK court Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities.

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities.

Victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster have taken their case to a United Kingdom court, seeking justice nearly nine years after a catastrophic dam failure caused widespread devastation. The class-action lawsuit in London's High Court demands an estimated $47 billion in compensation from mining giant BHP.

He was one of 19 people that died after the Mariana dam collapse in Minas Gerais, Brazil on 5 November 2015. It is remembered as the worst ever environmental disaster in Brazil. The dam was owned by Samarco,

More than 600,000 Brazilians, 46 local governments, and around 2,000 businesses are suing BHP over the collapse of the dam in southeastern Brazil, which was owned and operated by BHP and Vale's Samarco joint venture.

Almost nine years after a devastating dam collapse at a Brazilian iron ore mine, BHP Group Ltd. is set to defend allegations at a London trial that it’s liable to pay billions to compensate the communities hit hardest.