Tyre firm in Liberia pollution scandal
- 12 years ago
Tyre company Firestone is at the centre of a pollution scandal in Liberia.
The firm has been accused of contaminating the water in the town where it runs a rubber plantation.
It has been blamed for causing ailments ranging from skin diseases to birth defects.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege report from the town of Kpanyarh in Liberia.
The firm has been accused of contaminating the water in the town where it runs a rubber plantation.
It has been blamed for causing ailments ranging from skin diseases to birth defects.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege report from the town of Kpanyarh in Liberia.