350.org on Indonesia's Berau Flood Disaster Linked to Coal Mining Operations
May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 20 -- The 350.org issued the following statement:
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Coal mining operations have been linked to the worst flood in 20 years in Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (see video). Since 12 May 2021, heavy rains lashed the village, eventually causing a flash flood isolating more than 2,300 households. While government officials argued that these floods are a natural occurrence, satellite imagery has revealed deforestation caused by PT Berau Coal&# . . .
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Coal mining operations have been linked to the worst flood in 20 years in Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (see video). Since 12 May 2021, heavy rains lashed the village, eventually causing a flash flood isolating more than 2,300 households. While government officials argued that these floods are a natural occurrence, satellite imagery has revealed deforestation caused by PT Berau Coal&# . . .