ZAMBIA: (1) Lead poisoning concern in mining town

Summary:
Children, as well as adults, in the defunct mining town of Kabwe, Zambia, runt the risk of serious lead poisoning.
Serious symptoms for a long time were thought to be a local strain of malaria, but most probably are lead poisoning.

Children play and bathe in a canal running through the township, and originating at the old mine.

Cleaning-up attempts require people to move, but so far the local population has resisted, since they have nowhere to move to.