Community of coal workers live with the effects of fires in Jharia, India, on May 21, 2023. The city has 100 square miles of coal belt and is considered to represent 29% of India's coal reserve. These mines are burning for more than 100 of years since late 80s and several nearby villages and slums are effected by the underground fire. According to a report of East Georgia State College, there are 40-50 hydrocarbon samples have been found and most of them are toxic and carcinogenic. (Photo by Swattik Jana/Pacific Press/Sipa USA)

Community of coal workers live with the effects of fires in Jharia, India, on May 21, 2023. The city has 100 square miles of coal belt and is considered to represent 29% of India's coal reserve. These mines are burning for more than 100 of years since late 80s and several nearby villages and slums are effected by the underground fire. According to a report of East Georgia State College, there are 40-50 hydrocarbon samples have been found and most of them are toxic and carcinogenic.   (Photo by Swattik Jana/Pacific Press/Sipa USA) Stock Photo
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