Hotel Providence - new home for dispossessed in Brazil mining flood


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Nov 2015

A chicken walks on debris in Bento Rodrigues district after a dam, owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Brazil, November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) - For those that lost everything in the deadly flood caused by two breached dams at a mine in Brazil, this former convent boarding school in the old centre of Mariana is now home.

The 19th century blue and white hotel with a statue of the Virgin Mary above the door, bustles with activity as children chase each other down the long corridors seemingly unaware of the psychologists attending to the grief stricken.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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