Shao Guan Wen Yuan County, Xin Jiang Township, 5 villages - China's Cancer Vilages (sitios de interés)
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Law Daily: 2001 report
Massive amount of waste water flowed into Shangba Village and Xiaozhen Village as a result of mining. Once a village dubbed as “the home of fish and rice”, arable land turned to brown red. As of the article was written, an increasing number of residents contracted skin diseases, liver diseases and cancers. Ducks would die within 4-5 hours after rowing in the water by the fastest or 3-4 days later.
Massive amount of waste water flowed into Shangba Village and Xiaozhen Village as a result of mining. Once a village dubbed as “the home of fish and rice”, arable land turned to brown red. As of the article was written, an increasing number of residents contracted skin diseases, liver diseases and cancers. Ducks would die within 4-5 hours after rowing in the water by the fastest or 3-4 days later.