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“An unknown disease is spreading in villages near the gas project in the Somali region in Ethiopia.” This is what the British “Daily Mail” newspaper reported in a report yesterday, Sunday.
The British newspaper report stated that the mysterious disease caused the Ethiopians to bleed from their noses and mouths before they fell dead, which he blames on the toxic waste resulting from Chinese oil drilling.
The symptoms of the disease allegedly spread in villages near the Somalia Gas Project are said to cause the eyes of its victims to turn yellow, before causing a rise in temperature, swelling of their bodies, and ultimately death, along with a number of other symptoms of this unknown disease. It is a lack of appetite and insomnia.
Officials in Addis Ababa have denied allegations of a health and environmental crisis in the area, according to the Guardian newspaper.
It is not clear what causes this mysterious disease to occur, although many suspects suspect it is the result of clear chemical waste that poisoned the water supply in the area.
According to the Daily Mail, the Chinese company, POLY-GCL, has been developing the Calub and Hilala fields, there since the signing of the production-sharing agreement with Ethiopia in 2013, and it is reported that Calub, southeast Jijiga, will start commercial gas production soon.
Map showing the location of the gas project and the area of disease spread
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The Daily Mail quotes the claims of a former engineer from the Chinese company, that there have been regular spills of drilling fluids, including sulfuric acid, over the three years he worked at the site in Calop.
As the last of these residents said, they die from the raw toxins that have been spilled due to utter neglect, as companies operating in Calop have abandoned their duty to protect the local population, but these chemical spills may be historical, or they may be caused by Ethiopian transport companies.
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