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Keywords
Climate (campaign title)
Coal
Coal mining
Coal-fired power stations
Day
KWCI (GPI)
Land pollution
Local population
Outdoors
People
Pumps
Toxics (campaign title)
Victims
Water
Water pollution
Water Pond at Informal Settlement in South Africa
Masakhane informal settlement, just outside eMalahleni (Witbank), with Duvha coal power station in the background. Community members wait to collect water at a community tap for their household use. Many people are forced to buy bottled water for drinking purposes because there are concerns about the quality of the tap water.
Unique identifier:
GP0STO9PM
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
06/12/2013
Locations:
Africa
,
Mpumalanga
,
South Africa
,
Witbank
Credit line:
© Mujahid Safodien / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
Coal Impacts in South Africa
The impacts of coal and water pollution caused by coal mining, in the communities living in and around Witbank (also called "eMmalahleni", meaning "place of coal"), Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Related Collections:
"Coalification of Water" World Water Day
Coal Impacts in South Africa - Photo Exhibition (All Photographers)
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