US EditionA river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
- An acid spill from a Chinese-owned mine contaminated the Kafue River in Zambia, affecting millions and causing fish deaths downstream.
- Zambian authorities reported that 50 million liters of waste flowed into the river after a tailings dam collapse, resulting in crop destruction along the banks.
- The Zambian government is deploying the air force to mitigate the damage by dropping lime into the river, while locals express anger towards Chinese mining practices.
- Experts and local activists criticized the neglect of environmental standards by mining companies, with the Zambian government calling the leak a crisis affecting people and wildlife.
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Dead fish in the Jiu River. What the laboratory analyses show / Source of pollution - most likely the emptying of household water, such as a septic tank - HotNews.ro
Specialists from the Water Basin Administration (ABA) are monitoring the Jiu River, in the Podari-Malu Mare sector in Dolj County, where several dead fish were found last week, and the partial results of laboratory analyses show a…
In Zambia, the river "died" overnight: 50 million liters of acid and heavy metals in the water: EADaily
EADaily, March 17th, 2025. The South African state of Zambia is facing a real environmental disaster. There has been a major leak in the country at a copper mine where a company from China. As the publication informs Gazeta.Pl this has already led to the destruction of crops and the discovery of dead fish.
Zambia: Acid Flood from Chinese Copper Mine Contaminated River and Destroyed Harvests
Dead fish, destroyed crops, contaminated water: in Zambia the dam of a copper mine is broken, and an acidic flood has reached the Mwambashi. Environmentalists now warn against catastrophic consequences.
Chinese mining firm's catastrophic acid spill in Zambia causes environmental disaster
The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings dam that holds acidic waste from a copper mine in the north of the country collapsed, according to investigators from the Engineering Institution of Zambia
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