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Toxic Waste create havoc in Ivory Coast
10/Sep/2006: Toxic wastes dumped in open-air sites in the city of Abidjan, in the Republic of Ivory Coast, by a ship Panama-registered ship three weeks ago, is wrecking havoc in this small African country with more than 5,000 people poisoned by this highly toxic waste.
So far three people in Abidjan have died in this environmental disaster and an inter-ministerial committee was set up by the government to investigate this issue after the entire cabinet of the Ivory Coast resigned over this crisis.
400 tonnes of Oil refining waste, rich in organic matter and toxic elements was dumped at 10 different sites in Abidjan, according to Greenpeace. By Friday the health ministry confirmed that nearly 5,000 residents of the commercial city of Abidjan were being treated in health centers across the city for illnesses related to toxic poisoning.
International waste disposal and environmental experts have arrived in this city of four million people’, to oversee the emergency operations to neutralize the toxic fumes arising from the waste. The toxic waste contains poisonous elements like hydrogen sulphide and organic chloride that can cause diarrhea, nausea and headaches, when people inhale them. The Greek company that owns the ship, which dumped the waste, said that their action was legal.
Kesavan Siva
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