Dutch company dumps toxic waste in Ivory Coast waters
Several hundreds of Ivorians have been taken ill,
some seriously, after inhaling toxic fumes from waste dumped two weeks ago,
reportedly by a foreign-registered vessel, sources said Monday.
Several hundreds of Ivorians have been taken ill, some seriously, after inhaling toxic fumes from waste dumped two weeks ago, reportedly by a foreign-registered vessel, sources said Monday.
The teaching university hospital of Cocody, situated in one of the districts bordering the Abidjan lagoon, has treated more than 340 people between last Thursday and Monday…
Several daily papers reported that a highly toxic mixture was offloaded in three separate locations in Abidjan overnight August 19th to 20th by a ship chartered by a Dutch-registered company.
“The government is continuing to search so that we can identify all the sites where waste has been spilled,” [Minister of Health] Remy Allah Kouadio said on state television.
I’d suggest they gather up as much of that crap as possible — drop it in the dooryard of the relevent CEO’s — and give them the bill for transport.
6 September 2006, sad update: Two of those in hospital have died!
Posted: Tue - September 5, 2006 at 04:11 PM