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The new data from the Oakland-based water think tank show also that drinking water wells, pipes and dams are increasingly coming under attack.

“This dam is cracking. The two were becoming one, and I think it’s very exciting.”

Eel populations are falling worldwide, scientists say, largely due to factors linked to human activity such as the pollution of waterways, destruction of wetlands, hydroelectric dams, and fishing.

The dam collapse killed 19 people, polluted the river and destroyed hundreds of homes.

The failure of the mine-waste dam and resulting mudslide near the town of Mariana killed 19 people and polluted more than 400 miles of rivers.