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Marcus Bleasdale Freelance / Alexia Foundation
"The Ultimate Price of Oil"


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The murky dirty spring water is used by most villagers 10km from the capital Younde. Many here are sick as a result of drinking the water from the wells near the pipeline. Bacteria from the forest now runs into all the well water in the area making it dangerous to drink. Yet the closest alternative well is 8 km away and many are forced to use the polluted sources resulting in sickness. The consortium has been aware of this situation for 4 years and has done nothing. Here 75% of the residents now suffer from water borne illnesses.
 

 

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