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Posted Thu Dec 11 2008: from Reuters: China "cancer village" pays ultimate price for growth http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1229013836 XIDITOU COUNTY, China (Reuters) - Once an isolated haven, the Chinese village of Liukuaizhuang is now a tainted hell, surrounded by scores of low-tech factories that are poisoning its water and air, and the health of many villagers. One in fifty people there and in a neighboring hamlet have been diagnosed with cancer over the last decade, local residents say, well over ten times the national rate given in a health ministry survey earlier this year. [Read more stories about: airborne pollutants, carbon emissions, climate impacts] New!: Your Quips: Raoul says: "Liukuaizhuang.... German for "we are so screwed."" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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