中国拥有的赞比亚铜矿大规模泄漏有毒物质,威胁健康,破坏铜的生产。 A massive toxic spill at a Chinese-owned Zambian copper mine threatens health and disrupts copper production.

由Sino-Metals Leach 赞比亚有限公司在赞比亚经营的中国拥有的铜矿上溢出有毒物质,释放了150万吨有毒物质,包括砷和氰化物,比首次报告的情况糟糕30倍。 A toxic spill at a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia, operated by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia Ltd., has released 1.5 million tons of toxic substances, including arsenic and cyanide, which is 30 times worse than first reported. 这起事故是由Kitwe附近的一座废弃大坝失灵造成的,对环境和公共健康构成严重危险,促使美国大使馆撤离其工作人员。 The spill, caused by a failed waste dam near Kitwe, poses severe risks to the environment and public health, prompting the US Embassy to evacuate its staff. 这一事件是采矿史上最严重的事件之一,威胁到当地供水,并可能使赞比亚的铜生产计划和与中国的关系复杂化。 This incident, one of the worst in mining history, threatens local water supplies and could complicate Zambia's copper production plans and relations with China.