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‘The worst is when the rubbish explodes’: the children living in Patagonia’s vast dumps

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

In sprawling landfills, thousands of Argentinian families scavenge for survival amid toxic waste and government neglect, dreaming of steady jobs and escape

The sun rises over the plateau of Neuquén’s open-air rubbish tip. Maia, nine, and her brothers, aged 11 and seven, huddle by a campfire. Their mother, Gisel, rummages through bags that smell of rotten fruit and meat.

Situated at the northern end of Argentinian Patagonia, 100km (60 miles) from Vaca Muerta – one of the world’s largest fossil gas reserves – children here roam amid twisted metal, glass and rubbish spread over five hectares (12 acres). The horizon is waste.

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‘The worst is when the rubbish explodes’: the children living in Patagonia’s vast dumps

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

In sprawling landfills, thousands of Argentinian families scavenge for survival amid toxic waste and government neglect, dreaming of steady jobs and escape

The sun rises over the plateau of Neuquén’s open-air rubbish tip. Maia, nine, and her brothers, aged 11 and seven, huddle by a campfire. Their mother, Gisel, rummages through bags that smell of rotten fruit and meat.

Situated at the northern end of Argentinian Patagonia, 100km (60 miles) from Vaca Muerta – one of the world’s largest fossil gas reserves – children here roam amid twisted metal, glass and rubbish spread over five hectares (12 acres). The horizon is waste.

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‘The worst is when the rubbish explodes’: the children living in Patagonia’s vast dumps

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

In sprawling landfills, thousands of Argentinian families scavenge for survival amid toxic waste and government neglect, dreaming of steady jobs and escape

The sun rises over the plateau of Neuquén’s open-air rubbish tip. Maia, nine, and her brothers, aged 11 and seven, huddle by a campfire. Their mother, Gisel, rummages through bags that smell of rotten fruit and meat.

Situated at the northern end of Argentinian Patagonia, 100km (60 miles) from Vaca Muerta – one of the world’s largest fossil gas reserves – children here roam amid twisted metal, glass and rubbish spread over five hectares (12 acres). The horizon is waste.

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Sandhurst cadets and skating ministers: photos of the day – Friday

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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Sandhurst cadets and skating ministers: photos of the day – Friday

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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Sandhurst cadets and skating ministers: photos of the day – Friday

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people

Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.

Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, Tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Indonesia’s Sumatra.

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Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people

Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.

Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, Tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Indonesia’s Sumatra.

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Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people

Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.

Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, Tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Indonesia’s Sumatra.