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Keywords
Climate (campaign title)
Coal
Conflict
Day
Destruction
Houses
KWCI (GPI)
Outdoors
Pollution
Rural scenes
Villages
Water
Abandoned Village in China
Almost no one lives anymore in Sujihe Village, Zhongji Town, Shenmu County.
Due to the coal industry’s water consumption, reservoirs in the area dry up and grounds collapse with serious negative impacts on the local community who is forced to move away.
In original language:
中国荒村
神木县中鸡镇束鸡河村,搬迁后的村子现已看不到人的踪迹。
由于煤矿开采耗水量巨大,该地区地表水下降、河流干涸、林草枯死,土地塌陷、房屋出现裂缝,群众生产生活难以为继,村民被迫全部搬迁。
Unique identifier:
GP0STPOQN
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
21/12/2015
Locations:
Asia
,
China
,
East Asia
,
Shanxi
,
Shenmu County
Credit line:
© Nian Shan / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Water-Coal Conflict in China
In Shenmu County, Yulin, Shanxi province, which has been one of the “Top 100 Prosperous Counties in China”, there are many so called “coal bosses”, who own luxury cars and assets worth more than hundreds of millions. However, the coal industry in this area has been declining. Coal mining and the use of water resources by the coal industry has damaged the ecosystem and in recent years one tributary of the Yellow River flowing through this area has suffered flow disruption. Crops production in some places dropped, reservoirs dried up, ground collapsed and walls of houses cracked forcing villagers to move out.
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