NEWS: Somalia - Toxic Waste from Tsunami

The December Tsunami in the Indian ocean has stirred up toxic waste illegally dumped in Somalia and washed it up along the shoreline. Somalia has long been a toxic waste dumping ground due to the lack of a functioning government in the country. Villagers in the affected regions have complained of various symptoms including nose bleeds, mouth bleeds, skin conditions and haemorrhages.



It is estimated that the cost of dumping toxic waste in Somalia is a low $2.50 compared with $250.00 cost for dumping in Europe. Cutting corners and cutting costs from the industrial giants is serving to destroy nature and turn the planet into a barren toxic wasteland.

This new environmental threat to Africa's coastline will cost the world in both money and quality of life for all the nearby residents affected by the waste. Somalia is already suffering the affects of forest deterioration, desertification and depletion of wildlife.

Link is below to a full copy of the United Nations report and assessment

Related News Links:
www.eastandard.net
www.turkishweekly.net
www.mg.co.za
www.unep.org

This very terrible news, I see it this way what we do the our environment comes back and kick us in our butt sooner or later.

Pathetic, may the instigators and the families of the people involved in dumping suffer slow deaths from toxic poisoning before their eyes,

Thats not the somali truck drivers who stuck it there but the leaders of the multinationals who destroy the world for money...

But they won't be held accountable

Its like the bible says "the meek shall inherit the earth'

why of course they will...when everyone else has stomped all over it and raped and depleted it's resources before going off to another planet or space station to start raping and pillaging all over again.

Society is too complacent about their future.....