"More than 30 children had an intestinal infection." Residents of the Dagestani village of Hamamaturt fear for their health due to their proximity to a landfill.
Tons of solid municipal waste, medical supplies, animal carcasses, and bones spread across several hectares of agricultural land, according to residents of a nearby village. Hamamaturt, They are tired of living next to garbage and breathing in the stench for years. They believe the landfill poses a threat not only to the environment but also to human health. The garbage also poses a danger to livestock that graze on the landfill.
«This is some kind of horror movie, the apocalypse. How much harm does the smell of burning garbage cause?! Cows graze there, and then their milk is given to children. In the spring, there was an outbreak of intestinal infections in more than 30 children." local residents say. The video was published by the regional People's Front.
After another complaint, the district administration reported The illegal dumpsite was to be cleared "in just a few hours." However, the villagers refuted the authorities' claim.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported that a report on the violation of environmental legislation had been drawn up, and a warning had been issued to the site owner and the village head, demanding that the dump be eliminated within the specified timeframe.
«NotMoscow» told, like a 40-year-old landfill Makhachkala continues to smolder every year, poisoning people's lives. Smoke from burning garbage regularly gasping for breath and residents Kizlyar.
In August, residents of Makhachkala filed a complaint against officials who continued to dump waste at a closed landfill.