Amazon Indians join forces to reject 'devastating' mining

The Yanomami and the Yekuana tribes continued to see Their rivers polluted with the miners' Mercury Contaminates All which drinking water and fish, and many communities have been devastated by diseases and prostitution introduced by the miners.

Research by Venezuelan scientists in 2013 Showed That 92% of indigenous women in the region had levels of mercury contamination That exceeded the internationally accepted limit.
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