Chapter 190: Toxic Waste Piled Up on the Coast
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Since yesterday, Gorgeous has continued to go to work, and here is a word about the update under normal circumstances this month. Three chapters a day, four chapters a day. Yesterday was the third watch, so today is the fourth watch.
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An hour later, the convoy left the Bossaso prison and returned to the Bossaso Hotel.
However, the matter is not over, because Li Lan still needs to deal with one more matter, which is also deeply related to the Somali marine fishery and the health of the Somali people.
Pile up of garbage along the coast!
This garbage is no ordinary garbage, and it is the case that some European companies have taken advantage of the anarchy in Somalia since the early 90s to dump large quantities of hazardous waste off the coast of Somalia. Over the past decade, they have dumped thousands of ships of toxic industrial waste, including uranium, lead, cadmium, mercury and others, in the northern coastal areas of Somalia.
In the territory, many people have been diagnosed before, and they have symptoms of oral bleeding and organ bleeding. This is all due to the effects of these toxic substances.
Especially the nuclear waste, as well as the chemical waste and the medical waste, not to mention the far away, just in the coastal area between Bossaso and Bagua City, many places are full of this garbage, and after several years, there is no one to deal with it.
And there is a lot of garbage, which has been dumped in the last year. If it weren't for Li Lan's sudden rise to occupy this large area of land. I'm afraid there will be new garbage coming.
Because in the search of all the documents of Aweil, a contract was found. This contract makes it clear where the garbage is coming from.
In addition to the European countries and companies that secretly dumped it, two companies in Italy and Switzerland also signed an agreement with Aweel, through which the two plus companies could dump toxic waste off the coast of Somalia at will, and they only had to pay eight dollars a tonne.
It's a shady contract, as it also has a record of dumping garbage every year. At its peak, the two companies paid Awell $80 million through the contract. That is, they dumped 10 million tons of toxic waste in Somalia.
And in Europe, it costs a thousand dollars to dispose of a ton of toxic fertilizer. These two companies, operated through the Italian mafia, in the name of dealing with fertilizers, are in fact surprisingly profitable.
This time, I just wanted to stop by and have a look. Those huge garbage dumps that are piled in piles and washed by the waves all day long.
As for the contract, it was already in Li Lan's car. If he hadn't found this contract recently, he wouldn't have let Awei feed the crocodiles so early. Because Li Lan felt. Let him feed the crocodiles, it is already cheap for him.
Previously, Li Lan had been thinking about it. Before receiving international support, Weishenme Awei was able to afford to raise tens of thousands of armed men. With the number of troops of a government in Puntland, can a Bossaso provide him with that much money? After all, the tax of the port. He still has to hand it over, and at most keep some of it privately. Now it seems that Awei secretly doesn't know how much black money he earns. Perhaps, the toxic waste found now is one, and there may be other aspects, but it has not yet been discovered.
Perhaps, among the many pirate organizations, there may be someone from Awei. became another gray income for him. However, no matter how much gray income he has now, it doesn't matter.
But there are a lot of troubles left for Li Lan, the most important of which is that these toxic wastes are estimated to contain hundreds of millions of tons. It's not easy to deal with this, but it's not okay not to deal with it, after all, it's all in his territory, and it's impossible to continue to leave it alone.
However, even if Li Lan had to deal with it, it would be a long time, after all, the toxic waste was too difficult to deal with. Not to mention the cost, he doesn't have it just to deal with jishu. I searched through all the construction units and found no effective solution.
And the same is true for Shijie countries, except for being treated and buried in an uninhabited area, and then drawing a forbidden area, there is no suitable way to deal with it. This is how both the United States and Russia are handled. Russia even shouted that the nuclear waste burial site in Siberia could be transported there for burial as long as other countries paid for it.
Li Lan can also do the same, after all, in the territory, it is very easy to find a forbidden area. But the early processing or something, he didn't have such a jishu at all. And such a method is only a next step. The fundamental problem is still unsolvable.
Somalia has always been a very beautiful country in Li Lan's eyes. Especially along the coast, the beach is very beautiful, and as long as it is suitable for development, it will surely be loved by everyone. Tourism resources are also very abundant, in the coastal waters of Somalia, the most abundant things are wild lobsters and a variety of precious seafood resources.
However, beautiful pictures are not often there, and the beautiful pictures that can still be seen now are only in the area near Bagua City, dozens of kilometers west of Bossaso, and the beauty of the ocean is basically not visible. If you go out a few dozen kilometers and get closer to the sea, you can ask about the pungent smell, which is brought by the toxic waste.
And this garbage is also a reason for the formation of Somali pirates. In the words of many pirates, the fishermen of other countries plundered the small fish, the roe and the mother fish, and left us nothing, so we had no choice but to defend ourselves. Even toxic garbage is dumped on our shores, and if we don't stand up, how will future generations live.
As for those Somali pirates, Li Lan doesn't know how to deal with them now, because the problem of pirates needs to be fundamentally resolved. The most direct way is to unify Somalia and deprive pirates of their living environment on land. It is precisely because of the long-term turmoil in Somalia that pirates have sufficient nutrients for survival.
The original pirates were more stragglers, but there was no extensive connection between the various factions. Now the various factions are integrating liliang, like this corporatization, what kind of large state-owned enterprises are going to be built. The development of large-scale and collectivized joint operations is a very important trend.
In the past, they did not get involved in politics, other military affairs, other major international issues and disputes, did not involve relations between countries, and did not involve these things, they just wanted money and ransom. Now that the situation has changed, it is beginning to be possible to gradually combine with the politicization of some complex backgrounds, such as terrorist attacks at sea.
Li Lan has always paid attention to this, after all, pirates are also harmful to him. The most direct point is that the escort formations of various countries on the Gulf of Aden may always be hanging around their homes all day long!
Therefore, in order to solve the problem of piracy, the most important thing is to let pirates lose their land living space.
If Li Lan does not make a move, then Somalia will basically not find a chance to calm down, and naturally there is no hope of calming down. Now, if he doesn't take action, the civil war in Somalia may develop in depth, or the situation will become more and more serious. First, the Transitional Government is now gradually losing control of the capital, Mogadishu, and other areas in general, and now that the rebels have occupied parts of Mogadishu and are expanding elsewhere, that is a point. The second is this rebel, whose composition is becoming more and more complex.
Now Somalia has become a place where terrorists are increasingly concentrated on this shijie, which can be called a terrorist paradise. Now terrorists in various parts of Shijie are now starting to concentrate on this place because they are gradually being squeezed on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore, the background of each shili is becoming more and more complicated. In addition, it turns out that the African Union, such as Ethiopia, which once sent peacekeeping troops to Somalia in the name of the African Union, has withdrawn before, and since the defeat with Li Lan, it is even more impossible to continue to send troops. Kenya is now largely sitting on the fence in that place, and there is little too much support for Somalia's intentions.
At present, under the chaos in Somalia, all parties are most concerned about how long Li Lan's Liliang will be dormant. Is it really no longer expanding, or just accumulating liliang. Many people have no conclusion on this.
Li Lan naturally needs to expand, and he also wants to unify Somalia within two years. It's just that it's been well hidden. Now, even if he wanted to get rid of the pirates, he couldn't get it completely clear. And to get rid of pirates, you need to stabilize Somalia completely.
And these two things, in fact, are one thing. As long as Somalia can be reunified, the issue of piracy can be easily resolved by Li Lan.
After returning to the hotel, Farah was already busy and was waiting for Li Lan, and after seeing the convoy return, he continued to sit in the front row. The convoy continued its journey along the coastline towards the outside of Bossaso.
"Stop!" Just walked out of the city, Lin Meiqi hurriedly shouted.
Li Lan didn't ask anything, pressed the stop button next to him, and waited for the convoy to slowly stop, then asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”
"I want to go over there and have a look, you wait for me." Lin Meiqi pointed to a vacant lot by the sea outside the window and said.
Li Lan looked at Lin Meiqi's point, a few children, I don't know where to find an irregular round foam ball, there is a very cheerful kick. Barefoot, regardless of the gravel on the ground, they were all immersed in the game, and everyone's faces were full of smiles.
"I'll go with you!" Li Lan nodded, opened the door and got out of the car. Lin Meiqi followed closely, holding a digital video camera, and turned on to shoot.
These children did not see each other, and the appearance of Li Lan and others did not disturb them playing. The kind of smile on their faces made Li Lan feel a lot of emotion in her heart. (To be continued......)