Mexican Authorities Sacrifice Valley, Communities Pay with Lives
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For decades, Mexican authorities have sacrificed a rural valley to drain waste from the capital and boost the economy
For decades, Mexican authorities have sacrificed a rural valley to eliminate waste from the capital and feed the economy. Now, local communities are paying for the consequences of that decision, often with the lives of their inhabitants.
Yury Uribe drew an invisible map of death in his neighborhood, pointing home to house. Almost all, he said, had been beaten by cancer. In that corner lived Doña Agustina, a victim of stomach cancer, just like Coco, her neighbor across the street. Eva, who left her son alone, lived [...]
Residents in a rural valley outside Mexico City are experiencing a severe public health crisis, marked by a significant increase in cancer diagnoses. For several decades, this region has bounded the brunt of the capital city urban and industrial waste, transforming it into what many now refer to as a sacrifice zone.
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