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A boy carrying a bag walks near a toxic waste site storage at Djibi, an area of Abidjan
21 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A boy carrying a bag walks near a toxic waste site storage at Djibi, an area of Abidjan August 21, 2008. Tens of thousands of people in Ivory Coast are still suffering serious health problems two years after toxic waste was dumped there, a United Nations human rights expert said on Friday. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST)
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