Zambia: Acid Spill Jeopardizes Residents’ Health

Johannesburg — Investigate Long-term Health Risks, Protect Right to a Healthy Environment

Zambian authorities should address recent reports that polluted water and soil from an acid spill in Zambia’s copper mining region pose a serious health risk, Human Rights Watch said today.

On February 18, 2025, a dam in Chambishi, Copperbelt province, holding mining waste from Chinese mining company, Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, burst its walls and released acidic effluent into Kafue River’s watershed….