The 'Most Toxic City in Africa'

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:26:19 +0000

For over a century, Kabwe city in Zambia has suffered severe lead pollution from a former mine, poisoning generations. More than half of the kids here have lead levels in their blood over 20x more than kids in Flint, Michigan at the height of its water crisis. 28 years after the mine's closure, the problem is far from being solved.

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