TEPETITLAN, Mexico — On the banks of a wastewater dam in central Mexico, under a dense cloud of mosquitoes, Yury Uribe is finally seeing hope after spending decades in 'environmental hell.'
TEPETITLAN, Mexico — On the banks of a wastewater dam in central Mexico, under a dense cloud of mosquitoes, Yury Uribe is finally seeing hope after spending decades in 'environmental hell.'The 43-year-old lives next to the Endho dam, sometimes described as Mexico's 'toilet bowl' for receiving the wastewater of around 22 million people in the capital as well as runoff from a thermoelectric plant, a refinery and other industries that surround it.
It will likely be the first step in a long process.The dam's reservoir is surrounded by trees and fields that are sometimes reflected in its surface, projecting an idyllic image although in those waters 'there is no life,' one resident commented.When AFP visited, a human corpse floated among the lilies and garbage — the third to appear in a month, according to locals.The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlan, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.
Hopes For Neighbors Of Mexico's 'Toilet Bowl' Wastewater Dam
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