Rhone pollution dubbed "French Chernobyl"

High levels of toxic chemicals have been found in the river Rhone in France. They have already contaminated its fish and now there are fears for the rest of the food chain. And people are feeling the effects of the poison as well.

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Science & Technology

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• Chernobyl
• France
• Rhone
• river
• pollution

[MatsIversen]

Earth is so going to hell... And ofcorse, a big part of it is becuase of humans!

[midnighttoker7772200]

when people turn off the tv and turn on there brains, things will get better. Governments and corporations get away with this shit because we let them. It is our own fault.

[elspiclatino]

@localSickened you do have the power

[IAMARATEL]

@localSickened you could start by killing yourself

[localSickened]

i wish i had the power to kill anyone i want, i would end humanity

[Yenaboi]

wow the audio on this video is bad XD

I almost thought my headphones were broken x-x

[cddrummer96]

@MatsIversen all of it is because of humans.

[gigagigot2]

You tell me. I lived in Lyon, next to this river. A few miles down this river, there is a huge factory called "Fésain". Even when you approach it in a car you can smell the toxins, like burn hair or something

[Ipanemasun]

reserve me a ticket please!

[externalpower]

this.....IS Fraaaaaannnnnnce. 

[gwogatobis]

WTF ? I grew up near the Rhone river , ...Don't they exagerate a BIT calling it the French Tchernobyl?? I think NO RIVER near an industrial city is clear for drinking/bathing... HUM...Ever drank the Hudson ? Pfff , journalists are useless at time....