Cats went mad, birds fell from the sky, and a disease caused by poisoned seafood devastated an entire Japanese coastal community
- Image(s): Left/Taner Yildirim/Right/Aileen M.
- Smith/European Environment AgencyFor decades, the quiet fishing city of Minamata on Japan's southern coast appeared to be thriving.
- Families depended on the sea for food and livelihoods, unaware that an invisible poison was steadily moving through the marine ecosystem.
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- Image(s): Left/Taner Yildirim/Right/Aileen M.
- Smith/European Environment AgencyFor decades, the quiet fishing city of Minamata on Japan's southern coast appeared to be thriving.
- Families depended on the sea for food and livelihoods, unaware that an invisible poison was steadily moving through the marine ecosystem.
Sources: Times of India