Dying fish, polluted water and a terrible stench: the French firm accused of dumping toxic waste in Colombia’s wetlands

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1. Díaz and his fellow fishers have reported mass die-offs of fish and other wildlife in the area, which they attribute to the contamination of the wetlands caused by the landfill. Five years ago, Díaz says it was common to catch up to 200 fish a day on the lake. Nowadays, it’s a triumph if he manages to catch 15.

   “Production is not what it once was. I am very concerned as a fisherman and as an environmentalist. We are practically being displaced due to the landfill; they are going to eradicate us, little by little,” he says.

   The landfill, operated by the French waste management company Veolia, has faced numerous accusations of environmental wrongdoing and corporate negligence in its site management.

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