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Deadly Quarries: Women in India Contracting Lung Disease

November 15, 2024

People working in quarries near the village of Budhpura in the Indian state of Rajasthan have no protective masks.

Global Us vom 18.11.2024 I Indien Witwendorf
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The dust causes many to contract the lung disease silicosis. After it killed most of the men, now the women are also falling ill.

 

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