"What weird thing happened here, can my child survive?" "This place is cursed, I want to move out of here!" "Stillbirth, stillbirth, what kind of devil is there"? In 1977, following the cries of the victim's family, a residential area in the United States became famous nearby as a "cursed house", a "child killer" and a "house targeted by demons".
This residential area in a prosperous area of New York, USA, overnight became a "horrible house" that all Americans avoided. If problems in just one family can be explained by chance, then problems in most families cannot be explained by chance. What is going on here, and why are there so many strange diseases related to children?
Let us walk into the protagonist of this issue - "The Cursed American House". This is a bustling street in New York, USA. It has its own elementary school. It was once the Love Canal residential area that was envied by nearby New York residents. But after 1977, the neighborhood of Love Canal lost all of its titles, leaving only the reputation of being "cursed" that spread far and wide.
The Love Canal residential area has experienced such an experience, which is inseparable from the contribution of an American housewife. Lois Gibbs is a housewife who lives near Love Canal, but unlike other families, Gibbs spent most of her time in the children's ward after having her children. There is little time for laughter.
This is because her several-year-old son has been suffering from all kinds of weird childhood diseases. Gibbs also once complained to God why his life was so heavy. But after Gibbs saw a newspaper from the past, she never complained to God again.
Because Gibbs discovered the culprit that made his son sick - the "demon" beneath the ground in the Love Canal neighborhood. After visits and investigations, Gibbs discovered that the strange childhood disease was not unique to her family, but was widespread in the Love Canal residential area.
Most American families living nearby have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths, newborn defects, deformities and other strange childhood diseases. Even some adults have suffered from serious health problems. With the help of the sisters, Gibbs and the others discovered an unacceptable tragedy. There were more than 20,000 tons of highly toxic chemical waste beneath the house where they lived.
It turns out that before the construction of the Love Canal residential area, this was a canal dug for the construction of a hydropower station. After the construction of the hydropower station was completed, Love Canal was abandoned due to lack of water. It wasn't until an electrochemical company purchased Love Canal that it was opened again.
However, the electrochemical company treats Love Canal not as a water source but as a hazardous waste landfill. In this way, more than 20,000 tons of chemical waste were abandoned in Love Canal in 11 years. After Love Canal filled up, the Electrochemical Company came up with the perfect way to get out.
That is to fill the surface of Love Canal with a new layer of soil, and then "sell" it to the New York government's educational institutions for $1. However, this company is still relatively conscientious and told the New York government that highly toxic chemical waste is buried here.
But the New York government had no conscience and built an elementary school directly on Love Canal. At the same time, residential areas are being built aggressively to turn the local area into a prosperous street. The seepage of highly toxic waste beneath the ground eventually turned the Love Canal residential area into a "cursed house."
