The chemical-laden waste water flooded the Doce river valley in November last year, flattening two towns; 19 people were killed.
去年11月，带有化学废弃物的河水将两个城镇夷为平地，导致19人死亡。
Doce River
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Doce River
The Doce River (literally the "sweet river"; Portuguese:Rio Doce [ˈʁiu ˈdos(i)]) is a river in southeast Brazil, which has an extension of 853 km. It is formed by the junction of the Piranga and the Carmo near the historical city of Ouro Preto, whose sources are located in the foothills of the Mantiqueira and Espinhaço mountain chains at altitudes of about 1,200 m. It flows in a northeastern direction via Ipatinga, makes a wide curve near Governador Valadares, and flows in a southeastern direction passing through Conselheiro Pena, to enter the Atlantic Ocean near Linhares in Espírito Santo state. Its main tributaries are the Piracicaba, Casca, Matipó, Caratinga-Cuieté, Manhuaçu, Santo Antônio and Suaçuí Grande, in Minas Gerais; the Pancas, Guandu, and São José, in Espírito Santo.