BBCNEWS Witness History June 4, 2024 16:48:00
We are still frightened by the mercury that was leaked by the factory. it poisoned the fish, then people who ate the seafood got the minimata disease. there had been no poisoning before a chemical factory was built in the bay. but the company, the chisso corporation, denied all responsibility and continued to pump its waste into the sea. translation: cats got. the disease before people. they went blind and danced round and round like crazy. soon it was clear people were suffering as well.