Event
2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster
16 Sep 2025 · 12.65° S, 28.04° E
What the records say
- When
- 16 Sep 2025
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 12.65° S, 28.04° E
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Summary
Around 176 farmers file a lawsuit against multiple Chinese-linked mining firms for $80 billion over agricultural damages caused by the 2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster in February.
2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster
A major environmental disaster began on 18 February 2025, when a tailings dam collapsed at a copper mine owned by a Chinese state-owned enterprise in northern Zambia, releasing approximately 50 million litres of acidic and highly toxic waste into the Kafue River ecosystem.
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