HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Toxic waste discharged from a Taiwanese-owned steel complex in central Vietnam harmed the livelihoods of more than 200,000 people, including 41,000 fishermen, the Vietnamese government said in tallying the damage from what it has called the country's worst environmental disaster.
The pollution from a unit of Formosa Plastics Group also decimated tourism in four provinces, the Thanh Nien newspaper on Friday quoted the government saying in a report to the National Assembly.
