Chinese mine causes environmental disaster in zambia on the kafue river

[spike.t]

ZEMA..zambias environmental protection agency statement...was live...comments probably say it all.....

Save Our Kafue (and other Environmental Issues) | Happening now. For what it's worth https://www.facebook.com/share/p/157HR2WDeX/ | Facebook

Happening now. For what it's worth https://www.facebook.com/share/p/157HR2WDeX/

www.facebook.com

 

[eatmore-pbj]

Not sure if posted yet but now on Yahoo News.

Government issues warning after millions of liters of acid are spilled into major waterway: 'Disaster'

Millions of people could be affected.

www.yahoo.com

 

[spike.t]

I was asked how this was going...here is the final statement issued just recently by the government..... ...I am not going to comment due to the new cyber security laws in place here now........

This is the release from the usa embassy the other day..its what is probably mentioned in the statement about not making statements to frighten people etc....from my understanding they aren't too happy with the embassy.....

 

[Russ16]

What a tragedy.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Two things going on there:

1. The spill is worse than the local government and the Chinese are willing to admit.

2. Due to the health risk and the liability of keeping U.S. government employees in the area, the U.S. government is attempting to minimize damages/claims, ie another Camp Lejeune.

What's really horrifying is the long term effects to the local people living in the affected area having little to no choice but to remain, and the long term effects to wildlife.

 

[gillettehunter]

Dang.
Gotta be pretty bad for the government to do that.
Bruce