赞比亚农民起诉两家与中国有联系的矿业公司, 抗议影响30万户家庭的有毒水坝倒塌。 Zambian farmers sue two Chinese-linked mining firms over a toxic dam collapse affecting 300,000 households.

赞比亚铜带地区的农民已对两家与中国有联系的矿业公司(中金属公司赞比亚分公司和NFC Africa Mining)提起800亿美元的诉讼, Farmers in Zambia’s Copperbelt region have filed an $80 billion lawsuit against two Chinese-linked mining firms, Sino Metals Leach Zambia and NFC Africa Mining, over a dam collapse that released toxic, acidic waste into waterways in February. 溢漏造成鱼类死亡,使水无法饮用,并毁坏了作物,影响到大约30万户家庭。 The spill killed fish, made water undrinkable, and destroyed crops, affecting about 300,000 households. 这场诉讼 — — 赞比亚最大的环境案例之一 — — 指责工程失败、建筑缺陷、灾难管理不善。 The lawsuit, one of Zambia’s largest environmental cases, blames engineering failures, construction flaws, and poor management for the disaster. 原告要求这些公司将800亿美元存入政府管理的赔偿账户,并设立一个2 000万美元的紧急基金,用于立即援助和环境评估。 Plaintiffs demand the firms deposit $80 billion into a government-managed account for reparations and create a $20 million emergency fund for immediate aid and environmental assessments. 美国大使馆警告说,该地区水和土壤污染广泛。 The U.S. embassy has warned of widespread water and soil contamination in the area.