In Brumadinho, a town in southern Brazil, residents are complaining of an outbreak of skin diseases, depression and odd illnesses they've never seen before. It all started just over a year ago after the local dam collapsed, spreading toxic mud and destroying everything in its path.

In this episode: 

Manuel Rapalo (@Manuel_Rapalo), Al Jazeera journalist.

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One year after Brazil's worst industrial disaster

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In Brumadinho, a town in southern Brazil, residents are complaining of an outbreak of skin diseases, depression and odd illnesses they've never seen before. It all started just over a year ago after the local dam collapsed, spreading toxic mud and destroying everything in its path.In this episode: Manuel Rapalo (<a href="https://twitter.com/Manuel_Rapalo" target="_blank">@Manuel_Rapalo</a>), <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/manuel-rapalo.html" target="_blank">Al Jazeera journalist.</a>For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/year-brazils-worst-industrial-disaster-200124190537831.html" target="_blank">One year after Brazil's worst industrial disaster</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/brazil-dam-disaster-dead-alive-190130175714119.html" target="_blank">Brazil dam disaster: 'Dead or alive, we just want to know'</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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