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Protests continue in Chile after more student poisonings

This is not the first time numerous kids in a Chilean community displayed signs of gas poisoning from inhalation. 50 students and 25 instructors from Quintero alone reported experiencing headaches, nausea, itchy eyes, and a metallic taste in their mouths. Four adults and twelve children needed emergency care.

Jorge Robledo Zúñiga
  • 1 year ago
  • June 21, 2023
3 min read
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Authorities suspend all classes due to a massive amount of reports from students in the industrial commune of Puchuncaví who experienced symptoms of poisoning. Authorities suspend all classes due to a massive amount of reports from students in the industrial commune of Puchuncaví who experienced symptoms of poisoning. | Photo courtesy of Jorge Robledo Zúñiga
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Today’s Photo Gallery comes from Jorge Robledo Zúñiga of Chile. It features photos from the protests in Chile after numerous children experienced the horrible effects of pollution poisoning. View more of Orato’s Photo Galleries from around the world.

May of 2023 saw a new occurrence of severe air pollution in the Quintero and Puchuncavi areas due to high concentrations of hydrocarbons. The incident led to concerns about young children experiencing pollution poising. As a result, officials suspended all classes.

This is not the first time numerous kids in a Chilean community displayed signs of gas poisoning from inhalation. 50 students and 25 instructors from Quintero alone reported experiencing headaches, nausea, itchy eyes, and a metallic taste in their mouths. Four adults and twelve children needed emergency care.

Citizens, including teachers and students, organized protests to stand up against the constant air, water, and land pollution present in their town for the past three decades. The mobilization took place at the Las Ventanas Crossing, right on the highway. 

They shouted slogans such as “From North to South, from East to West, we want clean air at all costs”. They hope to summon the corresponding regional authorities and environmental organizations to take charge of this problem, which affects the entire Valparaíso region.

Due to the severe air pollution in Quintero-Puchuncaví, authorities issued a Sanitary Alert.

Over 150 children from various local schools in Quintero, Puchuncaví, and Concón suffered the consequences of industrial pollution. 

In protests against this dire situation, local inhabitants resorted to more radical measures, including blocking the La Greda-Las Ventanas crossing. They aim to express their strong opposition to this ongoing conflict.

The community expresses its deep dissatisfaction with the broken promises made by successive governments in addressing this environmental catastrophe.

Furthermore, the protestors denounced the hostility and indifference of those who prioritize corporate interests over public health. They called for an urgent resolution of this situation to safeguard the health of those affected by industrial contamination. 

All photos are courtesy of Jorge Robledo Zúñiga.

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Arizona stargazer tells stories about the constellations, promotes astrotourism
Indigenous woman in Chile teaches Aymara ancestry through cuisine
After the mass shooting at Tops in Buffalo, leader springs into action
Salvager in Argentina digs through garbage, goes viral on TikTok
Freed political prisoner in Zimbabwe wins office, fights for voting rights
El Salvador woman accused of abortion, imprisoned for 10 years
Man sexually abused by Catholic priest in Argentina fights back
Forest firefighter in Honduras trapped in flames, learns to live again
Forty-nine years later, family receives remains of executed political prisoner in Chile
Geographic engineer in Colombia studies melting snow caps, witnesses profound beauty
Virginia man jailed for murdering step-father, sister calls for his release
Venezuela man finds bodies in water supply, fights environmental crimes
Youth in Colombia face threats fighting fracking
Three sons kidnapped by cartel in Mexico, mother finds hundreds of bodies
Mother-daughter team in Zimbabwe expand hydroponic farming industry
Boxer Diego Quiñónez faces title fight in Ecuador, recalls father’s murder
Woman commando leads El Salvador emergency responders
Mexican saxophonist endures near fatal acid attack, returns to the stage
Medical student rebuilds life after drunken hit and run in Argentina
A passion for teaching organic home gardening blooms in El Salvador
Former political prisoner fights to preserve Albanian cultural heritage
Woman speaks out after son’s overdose death, dealer’s conviction
Arizona photographer chases storms to capture nature and honor homeland
Colombian poll worker speaks up to report electoral fraud
Solai Dam tragedy survivor reflects on near-death experience
Zimbabwean political activist recounts time behind bars
Salvadoran police face heightened violence, stress during State of Emergency
Feminist lawyer faces obstacles in fight for women in Argentina
Seedballs Aim to Curb Deforestation in Kenya
Argentine journalist touches darkness during interviews with killers like Robledo Puch
Bakery owner witnesses gang rape in Palermo Soho neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Searching for sustainability at sea: a sailboat adventure inspires a dream to deplastify the world
Post-election violence victim now advocates for peace in Kenya
Discovering an ecotourism passion deep in the Amazon
Kenyan mother remembers ‘Kianjokoma brothers,’ killed in police custody
Father offers forgiveness to 5-year-old son’s killer
Young climate activist protests for action at COP26
Survivor of Kenya Bus Accident Recounts Tragedy
Former grave robber recounts shootout that led to reform
Indian journalist overcomes domestic abuse to join all-women news outlet
Bandits destroy homes, livelihoods in rural Kenya
Argentinian trans woman recalls abuse that led her to murder family
Indian student called terrorist, jailed for peaceful dissent
I gave birth during a flood in Chile
Muslim pediatrician tortured for raising his voice in India
Venezuelan woman escapes sex trafficking in the Bahamas
I underwent sexual abuse as an intersex person in Kenyan prisons
Three thieves sought for Kenya bank robbery
Rapper imprisoned for insulting Spanish king
Somali woman saved from kidnappers in Kenya’s capital
Veterinarian runs mobile clinic on Argentina’s Paraná River
I survived a lightning strike that killed my friend in Jaipur
Child torture victim endured shock therapy at New Zealand facilities
I escaped a Dhaka factory fire, owners locked others inside
Kenyan university lecturer became drug trafficker
Child seeks justice in India after repeated rape
Man shot to death, store looted at pro-Zuma protests in South Africa
Gold mine collapse in Kenya killed my brothers
Thousands of children violently abused by troubled teen programs
Man accused, then exonerated of child rape, speaks out
Conscious clothing: Yerba Mate driving sustainable design
Trio survives 33 days on remote island after shipwreck
India’s Village Weaves turn trash into tapestries
India families forced to dump dead relatives in river
Near-fatal attack left deep physical and mental scars
A miraculous escape from the jaws of terrorists
Kenyan loses wife, fingers, house to post-election violence
Trauma of Kenya terror attack burns in my mind
Homophobic attack in South Africa almost turns deadly
Ex-gang leader faces reckoning for years of killing, rape, and terror
Single-use plastic challenge leads to sea change
Horror of child rape cases sparks helper app
Cape Town fire threatens student residents
When water tastes like fuel, light a fire for change
Murderer who once sought death turns to writing children’s books
Students face death fighting for financial inclusion
Searching for Argentina’s stolen grandchildren
Cyclone plague devastates Mozambique region
Disfiguring acid attack damaged more than skin
Buying babies on Kenya’s black market
Feared Kenyan outlaw leaves life of crime behind
Refinery explosion rocks South African community
‘Team Lioness’ defends against armed poachers
Front seat to chaos in Uganda
‘There is water… We are being flooded!’
Bloody justice in Kabul
Rumble in the redwoods
Running clean