 Thousands of people say they were victims of the waste |
It is my hope that my Tanzania is taking note of this so that it doesn't happen in our country.
BBC Newsnight has uncovered evidence revealing that oil-trading company Trafigura knew that waste dumped in Ivory Coast in 2006 was hazardous. Trafigura had persistently denied that the waste was harmful but internal e-mails show staff knew it was hazardous.
READ THE TRAFIGURA EMAILS The files in full[7.7MB]
This is as cheap as anyone can imagine and should make serious dollars.... read Trafigura's response
On Wednesday, Newsnight learned that Trafigura has offered to pay damages to settle a class action brought on behalf of 31,000 who said they were injured.
The news of the settlement came as a UN report on claims that people had fallen sick or died as a result of the dump was published.
- How, when and where did the story began?
- Which routes did the toxic waste took?
- What is going on now?
Alternatively, you may read the text of the news report on the BBC's website via: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8259765.stm
The videos.
Video 1 from the BBC
Video 2 from the BBC
Here is a video explaining similar catastrophe
Video 3 on YouTube by AlJazeera