A community in south-central China’s Hunan Province has become known as the “widow village,” because of the large number of men who have died there from cancer. Locals say the heavy pollution they endure is the cause.
The Qingxia community is located in a suburb of Zhuzhou City, an old industrial area with dozens of factories—such as smelters, chemical plants, coal preparation plants, and power plants. Dozens of factory chimneys emit heavy pollutants that often cover the village with smog.
