Millions of people could be affected. Government issues warning after millions of liters of acid are spilled into major ...

A catastrophic acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia has contaminated a major river, sparking fears of long-term environmental damage and potential harm to millions of people.

Images taken soon after the spill show masses of dead fish washed up on the banks of the Kafue River, as far as 60 miles downstream from the mine. The facility is owned by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia ...

The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings ... dissolved solids and heavy metals to flow into a stream that links to the Kafue River, Zambia’s most important waterway, the engineering ...

The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings ... dissolved solids and heavy metals to flow into a stream that links to the Kafue River, Zambia’s most important waterway, the engineering ...

The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings ... dissolved solids and heavy metals to flow into a stream that links to the Kafue River, Zambia’s most important waterway, the engineering ...