Zambian villagers take mining giant Vedanta to court in UK over toxic leaks
by John Vidal Chingola, Zambia from on (#G557)
Fears of environmental catastrophe as report finds 'constant contamination' of streams around copper mine while locals report health problems and failed crops
A London-listed mining giant has been polluting the drinking water of villages in Zambia and threatening a wider health disaster, the Observer has found.
Leaked documents and a confidential internal report commissioned from Canadian pollution control experts show that Vedanta Resources' giant mine in Zambia's Copperbelt region has been spilling sulphuric acid and other toxic chemicals into rivers, streams and underground aquifers used for drinking water near the mining town of Chingola.
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