Hippos die as DR Congo river contaminated with ‘toxic’ waste

Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 13, 2021
Toxic substances emitted in Angola have turned a river red in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the environment minister said on Friday, warning of an “ecological catastrophe” as the pollution kills wildlife including hippos. This “discolouration would be caused by a toxic substance spill by an Angolan factory specialising in industrial diamond mining,” DR Congo Enviroment Minister Eve Baza
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