Zambia: Pollution in a Mining Area Worries the United States, Authorities Want to Reassuring

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The United States called on its personnel in Zambia to leave immediately the area around the city of Kitwe. Located in the heart of the "CopperBelt", literally the "copper belt", an area rich in minerals, the city was hit by a very serious pollution. Last February, the partial break-up of the mine dam of the Chinese company Sino Metals released 50 million litres of toxic waste into the Kafue River, polluting the entire area. The Zambian governme…