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cancer, death, deformed newborns. so many toxins go into that water, the poor villagers that live along the river in remote areas are dropping like flies. kids left without parents, some elders outliving their children. even deformation of people alive and living there. there's a special they did on the "local" channel that i watched a long time ago where they interviewed this one guy who lived in a village. if i find it i will post it for u.
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∙ 13y agoOn the positive side, hydroelectric power has been generated. However, the negatives seem to have far outweighed the intended positive effects. These include the displacement of tens, even hundreds, of thousands of residents, flooded out by the rising lake on the upstream side of the dam. In addition, there has been an increase in disease and death in the area around the dam. It has been a highly controversial project, indeed. Overall, it has been a tragedy of epic human proportions.
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