A Dutch team, wearing special equipment, spray water to liquefy the polluted soil and ease the pumping of the toxic waste in Abidjan 21 September 2006. In mid-August some 500 tonnes of highly toxic waste was dumped on 14 open-air rubbish tips around Abidjan, Ivory Coast's economic capital. Seven people have since died and thousands of others been poisoned. Doctors have received more than 37,000 calls for medical help. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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