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| The operation to clean up the toxic waste which has killed seven people in the main Ivory Coast city, Abidjan, is to start on Sunday. | The operation to clean up the toxic waste which has killed seven people in the main Ivory Coast city, Abidjan, is to start on Sunday. |
| Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny said a deal had been signed with French firm Seche to work in 11 sites in the city. | Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny said a deal had been signed with French firm Seche to work in 11 sites in the city. |
| More than 26,000 people have sought medical treatment for symptoms such as headaches and vomiting. | More than 26,000 people have sought medical treatment for symptoms such as headaches and vomiting. |
| The cabinet resigned over the scandal last week but Mr Banny said he would name a new cabinet shortly. | The cabinet resigned over the scandal last week but Mr Banny said he would name a new cabinet shortly. |
| The new list was originally expected last week but opposition groups and rebels who control the north have refused to rejoin the power-sharing government, tasked with ending the country's division. | The new list was originally expected last week but opposition groups and rebels who control the north have refused to rejoin the power-sharing government, tasked with ending the country's division. |
| Meanwhile, President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to attend next week's UN summit on Ivory Coast, or send a delegation, accusing the international community of being biased against him. | Meanwhile, President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to attend next week's UN summit on Ivory Coast, or send a delegation, accusing the international community of being biased against him. |
| Arrests | Arrests |
| The prime minister said that a judicial inquiry had been launched into who was responsible for dumping the 400 metric tons of toxic liquid, which came from a ship. | The prime minister said that a judicial inquiry had been launched into who was responsible for dumping the 400 metric tons of toxic liquid, which came from a ship. |
| He said that eight people had been arrested and high-profile figures like the head of the port, customs and the district of Abidjan had been suspended from office. | He said that eight people had been arrested and high-profile figures like the head of the port, customs and the district of Abidjan had been suspended from office. |
| I'm feeling very bad in the throat and I have headaches and I cannot breathe properly Abidjan resident href="/1/hi/in_pictures/5322760.stm" class="">In pictures: Toxic waste Global path of pollution Eyewitness: Exposed He also confirmed that the liquid was not radioactive and said that the city's drinking water was not contaminated. | |
| The UN has set up an inter-agency team and the Ivorians have recruited extra medical staff to deal with the crisis. | The UN has set up an inter-agency team and the Ivorians have recruited extra medical staff to deal with the crisis. |
| The waste came from the ship, the Probo Koala, and has been found in at least 11 open-air sites around Abidjan. | The waste came from the ship, the Probo Koala, and has been found in at least 11 open-air sites around Abidjan. |
| Residents have been complaining of a smell of rotten eggs on the streets. | Residents have been complaining of a smell of rotten eggs on the streets. |
| The company which owns the ship, Trafigura Beheer BV, says it is extremely concerned and has sent oil and mining experts to Abidjan to help the authorities. | The company which owns the ship, Trafigura Beheer BV, says it is extremely concerned and has sent oil and mining experts to Abidjan to help the authorities. |
| It says it informed the authorities and handed over discharges from washing out its oil tanks with caustic soda - known as slops - to a certified local company, Compagnie Tommy. | It says it informed the authorities and handed over discharges from washing out its oil tanks with caustic soda - known as slops - to a certified local company, Compagnie Tommy. |