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Offline Judi Durber

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9 Firefighters killed in cave in Brazil
« on: November 01, 2021, 07:55:42 pm »


cave collapsed in Brazil


(not on BBC yet)
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Offline Roger W

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Re: 9 Firefighters killed in cave in Brazil
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2021, 10:20:47 pm »
A rescue team training exercise in a cave (Duas Bocas), which collapsed on them, apparently.

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Re: 9 Firefighters killed in cave in Brazil
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2021, 09:03:23 am »
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Offline Judi Durber

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Re: 9 Firefighters killed in cave in Brazil
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2021, 05:37:51 pm »

Does anyone know what Duas Bocas cave is like?
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Re: 9 Firefighters killed in cave in Brazil
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2021, 06:54:27 pm »
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Re: 9 Firefighters killed in cave in Brazil
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2021, 07:03:34 pm »
Quote from: Judi Durber on November 02, 2021, 05:37:51 pm

Does anyone know what Duas Bocas cave is like?

They're quartzite caves. A paper on them is available here.
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