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Health or jobs: Peruvian mining town at a crossroads

Video Credit: AFP English - Duration: 02:13s - Published
Health or jobs: Peruvian mining town at a crossroads

Health or jobs: Peruvian mining town at a crossroads

The Peruvian mining city of La Oroya, one of the most polluted places in the world, is seeking to reopen a heavy metal smelter that poisoned residents for almost a century.

Locals are divided between those hoping for jobs and those warning about pollution in the city.


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