The Sesii Valley disaster
The Sesii Valley disaster

The pond of tailings covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the cooper open pit mine Rosia Poieni, in Alba County, Transylvania. Rumania. 2013

The Sesii Valley disaster
The Sesii Valley disaster

The tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii Valley disaster
The Sesii Valley disaster

The pond of tailings covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii valley disaster
The Sesii valley disaster

The pond of tailings toxic chemicals covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii valley disaster
The Sesii valley disaster

The pond of tailings toxic chemicals covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sessi valley disaster
The Sessi valley disaster

The pond of tailings covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii valley disaster
The Sesii valley disaster

Toxic discharges from the Rosia Poieni gold mine over the Sesii Valley. The few families that resist being relocated disassemble and reassemble their houses up the mountain when the mud reaches their homes.

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The Sesii Valley disaster
The Sesii Valley disaster
The Sesii Valley disaster
The Sesii valley disaster
The Sesii valley disaster
The Sessi valley disaster
The Sesii valley disaster
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The Sesii Valley disaster

The pond of tailings covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the cooper open pit mine Rosia Poieni, in Alba County, Transylvania. Rumania. 2013

The Sesii Valley disaster

The tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii Valley disaster

The pond of tailings covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii valley disaster

The pond of tailings toxic chemicals covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii valley disaster

The pond of tailings toxic chemicals covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sessi valley disaster

The pond of tailings covered Geamăna village, the cemetery and church. Before it was a valley and a village, now it's a tailing pond with toxics from the open pit mine Rosia Poieni. Rumania.

The Sesii valley disaster

Toxic discharges from the Rosia Poieni gold mine over the Sesii Valley. The few families that resist being relocated disassemble and reassemble their houses up the mountain when the mud reaches their homes.

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