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gāng guǒ
刚果
jīn
shuǐ wū rǎn
水污染
shì jiàn
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Congo (Kinshasa) Water Pollution Incident
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gāng guǒ刚果jīnyǒuhěnduōkuàng chǎn zī yuán矿产资源zhèduìguó jiā国家jīng jì经济yǒuhǎo chù好处dàngěidāng dì当地réndài lái带来wèn tí问题

Congo (Kinshasa) has many mineral resources, which benefit the national economy but also cause problems for the local people.

2025nián11yuèyī jiā一家zhōng guó中国kuàng yè矿业gōng sī公司dedà bà大坝dǎo tā倒塌hěnduōyǒu dú有毒deshuǐ liú水流jìnlehé liú河流jū mín qū居民区

In November 2025, a dam of a Chinese mining company collapsed, releasing a lot of toxic water into rivers and residential areas.

hěnduōlerén men人们deyǐn yòng shuǐ饮用水bèiwū rǎn污染le

Many fish died, and people's drinking water was also polluted.

yǒu xiē有些rényīn wèi因为pín qióng贫穷hái shì还是chīle

Some people, because of poverty, still ate the dead fish.

zhuān jiā专家shuōzhè xiē这些yǒu dú有毒deshuǐyǒuzhòng jīn shǔ重金属duìrénhuán jìng环境dōuhěnwēi xiǎn危险

Experts said that the toxic water contained heavy metals, which are dangerous to both humans and the environment.

hěnduōréndān xīn担心huìshēng bìng生病

Many people are worried about getting sick.

dāng dì当地defēi zhèng fǔ zǔ zhī非政府组织yāo qiú要求zhèng fǔ政府chéng fá惩罚zhèjiāgōng sī公司bìngbǎo hù保护jū mín居民dejiàn kāng健康

Local NGOs demanded that the government punish the company and protect the health of the residents.

zhèng fǔ政府hòu lái后来jué dìng决定zàn tíng暂停zhèjiāgōng sī公司decǎi kuàng采矿huó dòng活动sānyuè

The government later decided to suspend the mining activities of this company for three months.

xiàn zài现在dà jiā大家dōuxī wàng希望néngyǒugènghǎodebàn fǎ办法bǎo hù保护huán jìng环境rén men人们deshēng huó生活

Now, everyone hopes for better ways to protect the environment and people's lives.

By Laura / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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