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ABIDJAN - SEPTEMBER 15: Residents of Cocody district demonstrate and set up burning barricades to denounce the presence of toxic waste fumes in the town on September 15, 2006 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. An ivorian company has spilled thousand tons of toxic waste in the open air at ten sites of the city. Thousands of residents had been intoxicated, 7 died and 23 admitted in hospitals. (Photo by Gbekide Barnus/Panapress) *** Local Caption *** ABIDJAN - 15 SEPTEMBRE: Les habitants de la commune de Cocody manifestent en allumant des feux sur la chaussee pour denoncer la presence des emanations de dechets toxiques. Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 15 septembre 2006. Une societe ivoirienne a deverse il y a un mois, une centaine de tonnes de dechets toxiques a l'air libre, sur une dizaine de sites de la ville. Depuis, plusieurs milliers d'habitants ont ete intoxiques, 7 sont morts et 23 hospitalises. (Photo Gbekide Barnus/Panapress)
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Authors

Gbekide Barnus

Country
Ivory Coast
Credit Notice
Gbekide Barnus / Panapress / african.pictures
Date published
15-09-2006
External ID 1
APN115583
Image Number
APN115583
Province or State
Lagunes
Published in
Abidjan

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