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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Richard CARTER, Charlotte VAN OUWERKERK

Brazil Quake City Families Seek Justice In Dutch Court

The city of Maceio has been turned into a ghost town (Credit: AFP)

Residents from a Brazilian city devastated by earthquakes caused by salt mining went to a Dutch court Thursday, seeking justice and compensation they say is impossible in Brazil.

Families from Maceio flew to the Netherlands to hear the case against Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem, whose European operations are based in Rotterdam.

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