Sacrificial

688 Decade of Change Single Image

The village of Geamana has had to be abandoned, because the wanton dumping of acidic sewage in its lake has poisoned its environment.  The sewage, which contains metals such as copper, iron, zinc, lead and arsenic, is slowly engulfing the abandoned village, and the lake now glows vividly in unnatural colours.  Its waters have been contaminated with cyanide, which destroyed all the vegetation and forced all animal life to move elsewhere.  The environmental damage can be clearly seen from the tower of the village church, which just keeps its head above the sludge.  The shadow cast by the church resembles one of the nails with which Jesus was crucified.

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