Chemical company UPL South Africa says it is taking measures after an overflow due to the heavy rain from its control dam where polluted water from the toxic spill during last year's unrest is contained.
A report has finally identified the chemical toxic cocktail Durban residents were exposed to when UPL's Cornubia factory burnt down during the July unrest last year.
A detailed atmospheric impact report into the United Phosphorous Limited chemical warehouse disaster north of Durban in July last year has revealed some of the toxic chemicals to which thousands of KwaZulu-Natal residents were exposed.