Zambian Farmers Sue Chinese Mining Company over Toxic Spill

Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining company over toxic spill

Dozens of Zambian farmers have filed a lawsuit against Chinese company Sino-Metals Leach (SML), alleging that a massive toxic spill from its mining waste dam has contaminated their land and water, posing severe health risks and demanding millions in compensation.

Toxic fallout: Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firm for $220M over dam disaster – The North Africa Post

Dozens of Zambian farmers have filed a landmark $220 million lawsuit against Chinese mining company Sino-Metals Leach (SML), alleging that a catastrophic toxic spill in February devastated their land, poisoned water sources, and endangered public health. The suit follows the collapse of a mining waste dam near Kitwe, in Zambia’s Copperbelt, which released tens of […]

Zambia: Farmers Sue Chinese Firm Over Environmental Pollution

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Dozens of Zambian farmers have instituted a legal action against a Chinese company Sino-Metals Leach (SML), accusing it of causing a massive toxic spill from its mining waste dam. The farmers say the spill has contaminated their land and water, posing severe health threats, and demanding millions of dollars from the firm in compensation. The lawsuit follows a February disaster near Kitwe, in Zambia’s copper belt, in which …