Funerals held for Brazil dam collapse victims

The first funerals held for victims of the Brazilian dam collapse, as the search goes on for hundreds still missing.

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    Funerals have been held for some of the victims of a dam collapse in southeastern Brazil.

    The death toll has risen to 65.

    Nearly 300 people are still missing after the disaster struck in the town of Brumadinho on Friday.

    Al Jazeera's Daniel Schweimler reports from Brumadinho.

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