Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora have protested at the state capital against persistent pollution from an almost decade-old mine spill. Local advocates described the situation on Monday as a health crisis that authorities continue to ignore. After a catastrophic waste spill in 2014, alarming levels of pollution can still be found in Sonora and Bacanuchi rivers. A recent study found 10% of the local population are at risk of arsenic poisoning. After years of waiting, recent months have seen a flurry of encouraging rhetoric, but little apparent progress. Meanwhile the last operating water treatment plant in the polluted area closed last month.
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Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora on Tuesday protested against what they said is the government’s continued failure to clean up an almost decade-old mine spill. At a news conference held outside government offices in Hermosillo, the state capital, members of the local advocacy group the Sonora River Basin Committee described the situation as a health crisis that authorities continue to ignore. “You have asked us for patience and our patience has lasted almost two years," Martha Patricia Velarde said.