Million of litres of highly acidic waste spilled into rivers in a copper-mining area, farmers say.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42471244 > Farmers in Zambia have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked firms, blaming them for an “ecological catastrophe” caused by the collapse of a dam that stored waste from copper mining. > > Million of litres of highly acidic material spilled into waterways in February, leading to “mass fatalities” among fish, making water undrinkable and destroying crops, the farmers said in court papers. > > This is one of the biggest environmental lawsuits in Zambia’s history, with the farmers saying the spillage affects about 300,000 households in the copper-mining region. > > […]