Illegal mining releases dangerous metals into South-East Asia’s longest river | The World | ABC NEWS
The Mekong River is a 5,000km lifeline that runs through the heart of South-East Asia. Its waters sustains a rich and vital ecosystem, and millions of people rely on the food the river helps produce. But rare earth mining in nearby Myanmar and Laos is releasing poisonous metals into the water, and scientists fear the consequences could be deadly. Rebecca Johnston reports.
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