The nearly 40,000 inhabitants of villages in the valley have been forced to use polluted water and that has damaged their health, according to the activist, who said the government is chiefly responsible because it gave the green light for the mining projects.
According to Almendares, women have been “the most affected” by the environmental damage in the Siria Valley because they have “the most contact with the polluted water.”
The Honduran Congress is currently debating a draft bill aimed at promoting mining while ensuring environmental protection.
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