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Gold, and lead, bring illness and death in Nigeria (AP)

June 10th, 2010

In this Wednesday, June 9, 2010 photo, men walk amongst the graves of children killed by lead poisoining, in Yangalma village, in Gusau, Nigeria. Among the flat lands and dried-out creekbeds of northern Zamfara state, Nigerian officials say more than 160 people have died from lead poisoning, the majority of them children. At least six villages remain contaminated with the lead, released during illegal, but highly profitable gold mining in the poor region.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - Mound after tiny mound of red clay earth dots the cemetery on the outskirts of this impoverished Nigerian village where grieving parents come to pray.


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