Gold miners endanger Ecuadorian town
05 February 2018 |
8:38 am
Gold miners have made the Ecuadorian town of Zaruma rich. But the mine tunnels are causing buildings to collapse and the mining is polluting the environment. Ninety mines have been closed. What should happen next?
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