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Burning Village #photo#India India’s village of Jharia could be the set for a horror movie. Flames and blue flares shoot out of the ground, people suffocate in smoke, and the ground bursts open to swallow houses. But the locals don’t leave. Jharia lies at the heart of the country’s coal industry. Men, women, and their children scavenge and sell coal to make a living. An adult earns around 600 rupees ($8) for a basket of coal, while a child’s basket sells for $5. It’s dangerous to work in a coal pit: workers risk getting sick with asthma, tuberculosis, and skin conditions. Health risks aren’t the only hazards. Ground fissures and collapses can occur at any moment and consume entire houses and their inhabitants. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary