Hangzhou City, Xiao Shan Area, Nan Yang Township, Wu Li Village - China's Cancer Vilages (sitios de interés)
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Last updated: 2009
Since 1992, there have been 26 chemical factories set up in Nan Yang Township, forcing creatures in the river to the brink of distinction. Within several years, over 70 people died of cancer. Among the dead residents, 80% were dying of cancer, 10 times higher than the provincial average rate.
Since 1992, there have been 26 chemical factories set up in Nan Yang Township, forcing creatures in the river to the brink of distinction. Within several years, over 70 people died of cancer. Among the dead residents, 80% were dying of cancer, 10 times higher than the provincial average rate.