U.S. Embassy Orders Evacuation After Toxic Chinese Mine Spill Threatens Zambian Region

Half a year has passed since toxic waste from a Chinese-owned mine irreversibly damaged one of Zambia's vital river systems, yet the consequences are still unfolding—and now the United States Embassy has taken the extraordinary step of ordering all U.S. government personnel out of the area. This urgent evacuation order follows revelations that hazardous substances like arsenic, cyanide, uranium, and other heavy metals are contaminating water supplies and possibly even becoming airborne over Chambishi and Kitwe—home to over 700,000 people and a crucial zone for global copper mining. The fact that such contamination could directly threaten so many lives speaks...