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Monday, June 16, 2025

‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair

 Mining also exacerbates food insecurity by contaminating water and land. Tests carried out by the University of Córdoba on people in the Atrato River basin revealed that 90% had unsafe mercury levels.

read more... https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/12/when-the-river-swells-it-forces-them-to-run-backwards-rising-waters-push-colombias-farmers-into-hunger-and-despair

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