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Malaysia: schools closed after hundreds poisoned by toxic waste dumped in river [1]

More than 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Toxic Wastes [4], Hazardous Waste [5], Waste Disposal [6], River Pollution [7], Health Effects [8], Environment [9], Malaysia [10], Asia [11]

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