A huge investigation has been launched after hundreds have been left with skin problems and other health issues in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. A judge has suspended the use of pesticides in three areas of the capital after tests confirmed that the water supply is contaminated and potentially causing a health crisis. However, the Buenos Aires water authority has reportedly rejected those results and new tests have been ordered by the Supreme Court’s toxicology team. (Image: CEN/Pergaminosinglifosato)The group carried out protests in the city and demanded that the authorities address the situation as a health crisis. The group also believes that pesticides are responsible for 48 cancer cases in the area, according to reports.

Source: Daily Mirror April 16, 2019 21:56 UTC