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Two Yanomami boys drown in Brazilian river used by illegal gold miners

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BRASILIA - Two Yanomami children drowned in a river on their reservation where illegal gold miners operate a dredger, an indigenous leader said on Thursday, alleging the boys were sucked into the machine as they played. Rescue divers flown in by helicopter were looking for a seven-year-old boy still missing after the body of a five-year-old was recovered from the Parima river near the

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News18 India

Two Yanomami Boys Drown In Brazilian River Used By Illegal Gold Miners

BRASILIA: Two Yanomami children drowned in a river on their reservation where illegal gold miners operate a dredger, an indigenous leader said on Thursday, alleging the boys were sucked into the machine as they played.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

Two Yanomami boys drown in Brazilian river used by illegal gold miners

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Indigenous boys' drowning prompts allegations over illegal mining

The drowning of two young boys in a river in the Brazilian state of Roraima has local community leaders asking if illegal mining played a role, amid a national debate over protections for Brazil's Indigenous communities and their lands.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Indigenous boys' drowning prompts allegations over illegal mining

By Camilo Rocha and Taylor BarnesThe drowning of two young boys in a river in the Brazilian state of Roraima has local community leaders asking if illegal mining played a role, amid a national debate over protections for Brazil’s Indigenous communities and their lands.The children were playing by a river on Yanomami territory on Wednesday when they were pulled into its currents, state officials and local police confirmed to CNN.The Yanomami Indi…

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Indigenous children drowning sparks accusations of illegal mining in Brazil - Local News 8

olivertapia (CNN) - The drowning of two young children in a river in the Brazilian state of Roraima has local community leaders asking if illegal mining had anything to do with it, amid a national debate on protecting the indigenous communities of Brazil and its lands. Children were playing by a river in Yanomami territory on Wednesday when they were swept into its currents, state officials and local police confirmed to CNN. The Yanomami Indigen…

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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