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- Not a drop to drink

Not a drop to drink*

Guardian - Nov 26, 2008 - Akaki has turned from a sprightly fresh stream into a toxic sludge, poisoning not only the residents of Addis Ababa, but also the communities further downstream.

It's the end of the rainy season, and Alemu Mengesha (pictured above) ventures out into his fields outside the Ethiopian town of Akaki to prepare his next crop. But he won't be ploughing or sowing just yet, because in the coming three months he will have to clear the fields of the carpet of plastic bags, shoes, tires and other rubbish the floods have deposited on his land. Read More.

* A "Professional Finalist" of the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition.

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