Tawi-Tawi nickel island mined out

By Al Jacinto, TMT

Jan 20, 2021 12:08 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: A satellite photo of the southern Philippine island of Tumbagaan in Tawi-Tawi’s Languyan town shows the devastation caused by nickel mining there.

WHAT’S LEFT A Google Maps satellite photo of Tumbagaan Island in Tawi-Tawi’s Languyan town shows how the island has been devastated by nickel mining. Tumbagaan was once covered by thick vegetation. PHOTO BY AL JACINTO

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