The acid leakage in a copper mine in the north of Zambia caused great concern between environmentalists and authorities. On February 18, ChineseAs a result of the collapse of the dam where acidic wastes from a mine belongs to, approximately 50 million liters of dangerous waste He flowed into a river connected to the Kafue River, one of Zambia’s important water routes.
It can affect millions of people
Experts say that the effects of the leak spread up to 100 kilometers and that this situation may affect millions of people. Hichema on the President of Zambia, the incident was a great environmental disaster and announced that they will get help from experts for the solution.
China has a great activity in copper mining in Zambia. Authorities continue to investigate the size of the environmental damage.