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En Kabwe, una ciudad situada al norte de Lusaka (Zambia), d\u00e9cadas de actividad minera han dejado una herencia t\u00f3xica que contin\u00faa afectando a generaciones enteras. Considerada uno de los lugares m\u00e1s contaminados del planeta, la ciudad registra niveles alarmantes de exposici\u00f3n al plomo, especialmente entre los ni\u00f1os, que enfrentan riesgos de da\u00f1os neurol\u00f3gicos, problemas de desarrollo y otras graves consecuencias para la salud. Ahora, unas 140.000 mujeres y menores afectados han llevado a los tribunales al gigante minero Anglo American en busca de reparaci\u00f3n y justicia. El Tribunal Superior de Johannesburgo deber\u00e1 pronunciarse sobre un caso que podr\u00eda sentar un precedente hist\u00f3rico para la responsabilidad de las empresas mineras frente a los da\u00f1os ambientales y sanitarios. <\/p>\n

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Conocida como Broken Hill hasta 1966, la capital de la provincia central de Zambia esconde una amenaza invisible provocada por d\u00e9cadas de explotaci\u00f3n minera: un suelo saturado de plomo.<\/a><\/p>\n

En las zonas m\u00e1s afectadas, m\u00e1s del 95 % de los ni\u00f1os superan el umbral de seguridad de la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud, f<\/a>ijado en 50 microgramos de plomo por decilitro de sangre. Para los menores, jugar en el polvo o caminar descalzos representa un peligro severo, ya que el envenenamiento por plomo puede causar discapacidades f\u00edsicas e intelectuales.<\/p>\n

Actualmente, se calcula que unas 140.000 mujeres y ni\u00f1os afectados se han unido a organizaciones internacionales para presentar una demanda colectiva contra el gigante minero Anglo American South Africa Limited (AASA) ante el Tribunal Superior de Johannesburgo. Se espera que el fallo judicial se dicte a finales de este a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n

Reportaje de Caroline Dumay, Stefan Carstens y Eunice Masson para France 24.<\/p>\n

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